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Sanctity vs Normative - What's the difference?

sanctity | normative |

As a noun sanctity

is (uncountable) holiness of life or disposition; saintliness.

As an adjective normative is

of or pertaining to a norm or standard.

sanctity

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness
  • (uncountable) The condition of being considered sacred; inviolability
  • (countable) Something considered sacred.

    • Anagrams

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    normative

    English

    (wikipedia normative)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.
  • Conforming to a norm or norms.
    • normative behaviour
  • Attempting to establish or prescribe a norm.
    • normative grammar

    Hyponyms

    * prescriptive * proscriptive

    Derived terms

    * normative economics * normative ethics * normative grammar * normatively * normativeness * normative science * normative system * normativist * normativity

    Related terms

    * norm * normal