I.sacredness, sanctity, moral purity, virtuousness, chastity, etc. (rare but class.): “ad deorum religionem et sanctimoniam demigrasse,” Cic. Rab. Perd. 10, 30: “habere domum clausam pudori et sanctimoniae, patentem cupiditati et voluptatibus,” id. Quint. 30, 93: “summa sanctimonia,” id. ib. 17, 55: “priscae sanctimoniae virgo,” Tac. A. 3, 69 fin.; cf. id. ib. 2, 86: “femina sanctimoniā insignis,” id. ib. 12, 6: “nuptiarum,” Auct. Her. 4, 33, 44: “sine quā nemo videbit Deum,” Vulg. Heb. 12, 14.
sanctĭmōnĭa , ae, f. sanctus; cf.: acrimonia, parsimonia, etc.,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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