previous next

sānctus adj. with comp. and sup.

P. of sancio, consecrated, established as inviolable, sacred, inviolable : campus: tribuni (plebis) sancti sunto: fides induciarum, L.: ius: (litterae) in aerario sanctiore conditae, i. e. in the special treasury, reserved for extreme necessity : hospites sanctos habent, Cs.: uxor, Ph.— Venerable, august, divine, sacred, pure, holy : sanctis Penatium deorum sedibus: polluerat stupro sanctissimas religiones: sanctior dies, H.: ignes (of a sacrifice), V.: amicitiae nomen, O.: pudicitia, L.Pure, good, innocent, pious, holy, just, conscientious, upright : illo nemo in civitate sanctior: homines sanctissimi: sanctissimus et iustissimus iudex: sanctius consilium, L.: senatus, V.: amores, chaste : Virgines, H.: id, quod mihi est et sanctius et antiquius.

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

An XML version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer Perseus any modifications you make. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system.

hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: