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Sanctitud(e, n. Also: sanctytude. [e.m.E. sanctitude (1616), L. sanctitūdo.] Sanctity, saintliness, holiness.c1450-2 Howlat 85 (A).
[The Pope] Sad in his sanctitud sekerly & sure c1450-2 Ib. 96.
I may nocht suffys to se ȝour sanctitud sad 1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 776.
Apostolis, martyres [etc.] … The sound of thair excellent sanctitude Was hard ouer all the warld 1533 Boece 312b.
He … contendit with monkis preistis and bischoppis in halynes and sanctitude of life 1535 Stewart 17977.
Amphibalus … exceidit into sanctitude 1535 Ib. 20822, 20828, etc. a1550 Ave Gloriosa 98.
Specull of pulcritude, Thou seid of sanctitude c1550 Rolland Court of Venus iii 797. c1552 Lynd. Mon. 2209.
The priestis, … be thare fayned sanctitude, Abusit mony one man of gude c1552 Ib. 4937.
This moste tryumphant court of Rome … That vmquhyle was … the moste sapient sors of sanctytude, Bot now, allace! bair of beatytude c1552 Ib. 2663, etc. 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 181.
And greit God in sanctitude Sall send … Siclyke on ȝow a1568 Scott i 93.
Mort mvmlingis mixt with monye leis Sic sanctitude was Sathanis sorcereis 1596 Dalr. II 391/3.
Thair Catholik pietie confirmet the sanctitude of thair Catholiknes

b. pl. As an attribute of more than one person.c1552 Lynd. Mon. 5862.
That day ȝour faynit sanctytudis Sall nocht be knawin be ȝour hudis

c. As an attribute of the Pope, hence, by metonymy, with the possessive pron. coming to stand as a designation of the Pope.c1450-2 Howlat 242 (A).
And all apperit to the Pape … Salust his sanctitud with spirituale speike c1552 Lynd. Mon. 4312.
Thus, all the warld … His sanctitude thay do obey c1552 Ib. 4596.
Pope Celistene, Quhen that his sanctytude serene Did crown Henry the empriour [etc.]