sanctify (redirected from sanctifications)

sanc·ti·fy  (sngkt-f)

tr.v. sanc·ti·fied, sanc·ti·fy·ing, sanc·ti·fies

1. To set apart for sacred use; consecrate.

2. To make holy; purify.

3. To give religious sanction to, as with an oath or vow: sanctify a marriage.

4. To give social or moral sanction to.

5. To make productive of holiness or spiritual blessing.

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[Middle English seintefien, sanctifien, from Old French saintifier, from Late Latin snctificre : Latin snctus, holy, from past participle of sancre, to consecrate; see sak- in Indo-European roots + Latin -ficre, -fy.]

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sancti·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.

sancti·fier n.

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sanctify

Verb

[-fies, -fying, -fied]

1. to make holy

2. to free from sin

3. to approve (an action or practice) as religiously binding: she is trying to make amends for her marriage not being sanctified [Latin sanctus holy + facere to make]

sanctification n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sanctify - render holy by means of religious rites hallow, bless, consecrate reconsecrate - consecrate anew, as after a desecration declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
	2.	sanctify - make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified" purify, purge alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" spiritualise, spiritualize - purify from the corrupting influences of the world; "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized" lustrate - purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials

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sanctify

verb 1. consecrate, bless, anoint, set apart, hallow, make sacred

verb 2. cleanse, redeem, purify, absolve

Translations

sanctify [ˈsæŋktɪfaɪ] vt → santificar

sanctify [ˈsæŋktɪfaɪ] vt → sanctifier

sanctify [ˈsæŋktɪfaɪ] vt → heiligen

sanctify [ˈsæŋktɪfaɪ] vt → santificare

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sanctify

v sanctify [ˈsӕŋktifai]

to make sacred, holy or free from sin. heiligيُقَدِّسосвещавамposvětitindvieheiligenκαθαγιάζωsantificarpühitsemaتقديس كردنpyhittääsanctifierלְקַדֵשपवित्र करनाposvetiti, očistiti od grijehamegszentelmenyucikanhelga, blessasantificare神聖にする(죄를) 씻다pašventintisvētīt; iecelt svēto kārtāmenyucikanheiligenvigsle, innvie, helligeuświęcićsantificara sfinţiосвящатьposvätiťposvetitiučiniti svetimhelga, förklara (hålla) heligทำให้ศักดิ์สิทธิ์takdis etmek使聖潔，把...奉若神明，尊崇святити, освячуватиمقدّس قرار دیناthánh hóa使圣洁，把...奉若神明，尊崇

n ˌsanctifiˈcation [-fi-]

heiligingتَقْديس، تَطْهيرосвещаване(po)svěcenívielse; helliggørelsedie Heiligungκαθαγίασηsantificaciónpühitsemineتفديسpyhittäminensanctificationהִתקַדשוּתपवित्रताproglašenje svetim, posvećenjemegszenteléspenyucianhelgun, vígslasantificazione神聖化성화(聖化), 정화(淨化)pašventinimassvētīšana; iecelšana svēto kārtāpenyucianheiligingvigsling, innvielseuświęceniesantificaçãosanctificareосвящение(po)svätenieposvetitevposvećenjehelgelse, helgandeการทำให้ศักดิ์สิทธิ์takdis etme神聖освячуванняتقدّسsự thánh hóa神圣