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sanctimoniousness |
sanctimony |
sanction |
sanctionary |
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sanctioned
| sanctioning
| sanctitude
| sanctity
| sanctuarize
| sanctuary
sanctioned
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective sanctioned has 3 senses
- sanctioned(s = adj.all) canonic, canonical - conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; "the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"
- sanctioned(s = adj.all) ratified - formally approved and invested with legal authority; Array
- sanctioned(s = adj.all) approved - established by authority; given authoritative approval; "a list of approved candidates"
THESAURUS
sanctioned
accepted, actionable, applicable, authoritative, authorized, canonical, cathedral, chartered, competent, constitutional, empowered, enfranchised, entitled, franchised, judicial, juridical, just, justiciable, kosher, lawful, lawmaking, legal, legislative, legit, legitimate, licensed, licit, patented, privileged, received, rightful, sound, statutory, valid, warranted, within the lawROGET THESAURUS
sanctioned
Dueness
N due, dueness, right, privilege, prerogative, prescription, title, claim, pretension, demand, birthright, immunity, license, liberty, franchise, vested interest, vested right, sanction, authority, warranty, charter, warrant, constitution, tenure, bond, claimant, appellant, plaintiff, having a right to, entitled to, claiming, deserving, meriting, worthy of, privileged, allowed, sanctioned, warranted, authorized, ordained, prescribed, constitutional, chartered, enfranchised, prescriptive, presumptive, absolute, indefeasible, unalienable, inalienable, imprescriptible, inviolable, unimpeachable, unchallenged, sacrosanct, due to, merited, deserved, condign, richly deserved, allowable, lawful, licit, legitimate, legal, legalized, square, unexceptionable, right, equitable, due, en r gle, fit, fitting, correct, proper, meet, befitting, becoming, seemly, decorous, creditable, up to the mark, right as a trivet, just the thing, quite the thing, selon les r gles, duly, ex officio, de jure, by right, by divine right, jure divino, Dei gratia, in the name of, civis Romanus sum, +a chaque saint sa chandelle.
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