sanctification

sanc·ti·fy

 (săngk′tə-fī′)

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

1. To set apart for sacred use; consecrate: The preacher sanctified the ground as a cemetery.

2. To make holy; purify: They felt the spirit had descended and sanctified their hearts. They sanctified the body with holy oil.

3. To give religious sanction to, as with an oath or vow: The wedding ceremony sanctifies the marriage.

4. To give social or moral sanction to: "The only books I wanted to read as a teenager were those sanctified by my elders and betters" (David Eggers).

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[Middle English seintefien, sanctifien, from Old French saintifier, from Late Latin sānctificāre : Latin sānctus, holy, from past participle of sancīre, to consecrate; see sak- in Indo-European roots + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

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sanc′ti·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

sanc′ti·fi′er n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sanctification - a religious ceremony in which something is made holy religious ceremony, religious ritual - a ceremony having religious meaning beatification - (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization canonisation, canonization - (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints consecration - (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; "the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church"

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Translations

تَقْديس، تَطْهير

svěcení

helliggørelsevielse

Heiligung

sanctification

megszentelés

helgun, vígsla

posväteniesvätenie

takdis etme

神圣

sanctification

[ˌsæŋktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → santificación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sanctification

n (= making holy) → Heiligung f; (= consecrating) → Weihe f; (= making binding: of vows) → Annahme f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sanctify

(ˈsӕŋktifai) verb

to make sacred, holy or free from sin. heilig يُقَدِّس освещавам santificar posvětit heiligen indvie καθαγιάζωsantificar 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 heiligenvigsle, innvie, hellige uświęcić پاكول، سپيڅلى كول، مقدس كول 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 使神圣，洗清…的罪孽

ˌsanctifiˈcation (-fi-) noun

heiliging تَقْديس، تَطْهير освещаване santificação (po)svěcení die Heiligung vielse; helliggørelse καθαγίαση santificación pühitsemine تفديس pyhitys sanctification הִתקַדשוּת पवित्रता proglašenje svetim, posvećenje megszentelés penyucian helgun, vígsla santificazione 神聖化 신성화 pašventinimas svētīšana; iecelšana svēto kārtā penyucian heiligingvigsling, innvielse uświęcenie پاكوالى،سپيڅلتوب تقدس santificação sanctificare освящение (po)svätenie posvetitev posvećenje helgelse, helgande การทำให้ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ takdis etme 神聖化 освячування تقدّس sự thánh hóa 神圣

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