21. sacrosanct
adj. extremely sacred or inviolable; above or beyond criticism
Source One:
"What finally convinced Gribben to turn his back on grad school training and academic tradition, in which allegiance to the author’s intent is sacrosanct, was his involvement with the National Endowment for the Arts’ Big Read Alabama.” (Mataconis)
Source Two:
"You ought to be able to express your own beliefs and he was talking about his religious beliefs which are sacrosanct to many" (Priscilla)
I may sound like a whiney teen here -- regrettably of course -- but learning the denotative meaning of this word immediately reminded me of my parents. I cannot assume that their behavior is anything outside of the parental norm, so I do not intend to offend them in any way, but I can say that they are often guilty of this exact "above all" behavior, especially when it comes to matters of opinion.
Sources:
Mataconis, Doug. "Publisher To Delete “Racially Insensitive” Words From ‘Huckleberry Finn,’ ‘Tom Sawyer’." Outside the Beltway. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
Priscilla. "Steve Doocy Defends Phil Robertson's Anti-Gay Christianity As 'Sacrosanct' - NewsHounds." NewsHounds. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Dec. 2013.
