# Scribed Glossary — Sacrosanct Definition Lookup

> Scribed Glossary — Sacrosanct Definition Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from pennypress.org, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-14).

Returns the machine-readable glossary definition of the term 'sacrosanct' from the Scribed essay repository, delivered after a micropayment.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://pennypress.org/glossary/sacrosanct?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/scribed-glossary-sacrosanct-definition-lookup-7500e0f5
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_dGo4zjcGTQuVuU5okulqf

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability scribed-glossary-sacrosanct-definition-lookup-7500e0f5
```

Example prompt: Look up the definition of 'sacrosanct' in the Scribed glossary on pennypress.org — I'm fine paying a penny for the machine-readable result.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need the specific Scribed/pennypress.org curated definition of 'sacrosanct' as used in essays on freedom, truth, and societal structures. Prefer it over generic dictionary APIs when you want a philosophically grounded, editorially curated definition and are comfortable with a $0.01 USDC per-call micropayment model.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not made or rejected — definition withheld, HTTP 402 returned
- Term not found in glossary — empty or null gloss returned
- Network timeout or server unavailability — no response
- Malformed request properties — unexpected or missing fields may yield an error

## How this service works

A repository of essays on freedom, truth, and the structures around us, in machine-readable form. Free for humans. Pennies for machines.

## Output

A JSON object containing the term ('sacrosanct'), its glossary definition (gloss), and the publication name ('Scribed'), returned after a $0.01 USDC micropayment is processed via x402.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "term": "sacrosanct",
  "gloss": "(delivered after payment)",
  "publication": "Scribed"
 }
}
```

## More

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