sanction
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~ formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
sanction
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~ a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
sanction
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~ official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"
sanction
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~ the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church"
sanction
— Verb
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~ give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage"
sanction
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~ give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
sanction
— Verb
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~ give authority or permission to
sanctionative
— Adjective
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~ implying sanction or serving to sanction; "the guardian's duties were primarily sanctionative rather than administrative"
sanctioned
— Adjective
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~ formally approved and invested with legal authority
sanctioned
— Adjective
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~ conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; "the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"- Sinclair Lewis
sanctioned
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~ established by authority; given authoritative approval; "a list of approved candidates"
sanctioning
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~ implying sanction or serving to sanction; "the guardian's duties were primarily sanctionative rather than administrative"
sanctitude
— Noun
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~ the quality of being holy
sanctity
— Noun
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~ the quality of being holy
sanctuary
— Noun
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~ area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing
sanctuary
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~ a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
sanctuary
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~ a shelter from danger or hardship
sanctum sanctorum
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~ a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go"
sanctum sanctorum
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~ (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept