Sacrosanct vs Protected - What's the difference?
sacrosanct | protected | Related terms |
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
sacred.
("sacrosanct on Wikiquote")
defended.
Having the protected access modifier, indicating that a program element is accessible to subclasses but not to the program in general.
(protect)
As adjectives the difference between sacrosanct and protected
is that sacrosanct is beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable while protected is defended.As a verb protected is
past tense of protect.sacrosanct
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=After decades of being considered politically sacrosanct , why are homeowner mortgage write-offs suddenly on the chopping block?}}