sanctified

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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sanctified [ˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪd]

adj

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) consecrated or made holy

2. a less common word for sanctimonious

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

sanctified - made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated church"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine" consecrated, sacred holy - belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power