sanctify

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

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sanctify [ˈsæŋktɪfaɪ] vt → sanctifier

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sanctify [ˈsæŋktɪfaɪ] vt → heiligen

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sanctify [ˈsæŋktɪfaɪ] vt → santificare

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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 (죄를) 씻다 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 使聖潔，把...奉若神明，尊崇 святити, освячувати مقدّس قرار دینا thánh hóa 使圣洁，把...奉若神明，尊崇

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 神圣