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Sacrosanct vs Protected - What's the difference?

sacrosanct | protected | Related terms |

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)
  • beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable.
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    • , 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

    protected

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • defended.
  • Having the protected access modifier, indicating that a program element is accessible to subclasses but not to the program in general.

    • Antonyms

    * unprotected

    Derived terms

    * protected sex

    Verb

    (head)
  • (protect)

    • Anagrams

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