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sanctify
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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.

[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.]

sancti·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.
sancti·fier n.

sanctify [ˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪ]
vb -fies, -fying, -fied (tr)
1. to make holy
2. to free from sin; purify
3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) to sanction (an action or practice) as religiously binding to sanctify a marriage
4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) to declare or render (something) productive of or conductive to holiness, blessing, or grace
5. Obsolete to authorize to be revered
[from Late Latin sanctificāre, from Latin sanctus holy + facere to make]
sanctifiable  adj
sanctification  n
sanctifier  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.sanctify - render holy by means of religious rites
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"
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

sanctify
verb
1. consecrate, bless, ordain, anoint, set apart, hallow, beatify, make sacred Their marriage has not been sanctified in a Christian church.
2. cleanse, redeem, purify, absolve, exculpate May the God of peace sanctify you entirely.
3. approve, back, support, sanction, endorse, authorize, ratify, vindicate a law that sanctifies changes that have already occurred
Translations
sanctify [ˈsæŋktɪfaɪ] VTsantificar

sanctify [ˈsæŋktɪfaɪ] vtsanctifier

sanctify
vt (= make holy)heiligen; (= give quasi-moral sanction to also)sanktionieren; (= consecrate)weihen; (= make binding) vowsannehmen; a custom sanctified by traditionein durch die Tradition geheiligter Brauch

sanctify [ˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪ] vtsantificare
sanctify [ˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪ] vtsantificare

sanctify
v sanctify [ˈsӕŋktifai]
to make sacred, holy or free from sin. heilig يُقَدِّس освещавам posvětit indvie heiligen καθαγιάζω santificar pühitsema تقديس كردن pyhittää sanctifier לְקַדֵש पवित्र करना posvetiti, očistiti od grijeha megszentel menyucikan helga, blessa santificare 神聖にする 신성하게 하다 pašventinti svētīt; iecelt svēto kārtā menyucikan heiligen vigsle, innvie, hellige uświęcić santificar a sfinţi освящать posvätiť posvetiti učiniti svetim helga, förklara (hålla) helig ทำให้ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ takdis etmek 神聖化,使聖潔 святити, освячувати مقدّس قرار دینا thánh hóa 使...
n sanctifiˈcation [-fi-]
heiliging تَقْديس، تَطْهير освещаване (po)svěcení vielse; helliggørelse die Heiligung καθαγίαση santificación pühitsemine تفديس pyhittäminen sanctification הִתקַדשוּת पवित्रता proglašenje svetim, posvećenje megszentelés penyucian helgun, vígsla santificazione 神聖化 성화(聖化), 정화(淨化) pašventinimas svētīšana; iecelšana svēto kārtā penyucian heiliging vigsling, innvielse uświęcenie santificação sanctificare освящение (po)svätenie posvetitev posvećenje helgelse, helgande การทำให้ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ takdis etme 神聖 освячування تقدّس sự thánh hóa


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