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Inalienable vs Sacrosanct - What's the difference?

inalienable | sacrosanct | Synonyms |

As adjectives the difference between inalienable and sacrosanct

is that inalienable is incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable while sacrosanct is beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable.

inalienable

English

(Inalienable possession) (way too much verbiage for a dictionary entry)

Adjective

(-)
  • Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable.
    • inalienable right a right that cannot be given away
  • (grammar) Of or pertaining to a noun belonging to a special class in which the possessive construction differs from the norm, especially for particular familial relationships and body parts.

    • Usage notes

    While inalienable' and unalienable are today used interchangeably with '''''in alienable more common, the terms have historically sometimes been distinguished. “Unalienable” vs. “Inalienable”], [http://adask.wordpress.com/about/ Alfred Adask, Adask’s law, July 15, 2009, 3:56 PM

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Antonyms

    * (incapable of being alienated) (l)

    References

    sacrosanct

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=August 14 , author=Kenneth R. Harney , title=Homeowner mortgage write-off may be in jeopardy , work=Los Angeles Times citation , page= , passage=After decades of being considered politically sacrosanct , why are homeowner mortgage write-offs suddenly on the chopping block?}}
  • sacred.
    • ("sacrosanct on Wikiquote")

    References

    * * Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd edition, 1989