SANCTUS, sanctus
Sounds Like: SANK-toos
Translations: holy, sacred, consecrated, saintly, pious, a saint, a holy person
From the root: SANCTUS
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: The word 'sanctus' primarily functions as an adjective meaning 'holy,' 'sacred,' or 'consecrated.' It describes something set apart for divine use or imbued with divine qualities. It can also be used as a noun to refer to 'a saint' or 'a holy person.' In a broader sense, it can imply moral purity or reverence.
Inflection: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (Adjective); Masculine, Nominative, Singular (Noun)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, SANCTUS.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- SANCTI — holy, sacred, saintly, pious, saints, holy ones
- SANCTIS — holy, sacred, pious, to/for the holy ones, by/with/from the holy ones, saints, to/for the saints, by/with/from the saints
- SANCTO — to the holy, for the holy, by the holy, with the holy, from the holy, to a holy one, for a holy one, by a holy one, with a holy one, from a holy one
- SANCTOS — holy, sacred, consecrated, pious, righteous, a holy one, a saint, holy ones, saints
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