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sanctify
[sangk-tuh-fahy]
verb (used with object)
to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
Synonyms: , , , ,to purify or free from sin.
Sanctify your hearts.
to impart religious sanction to; render legitimate or binding.
to sanctify a vow.
to entitle to reverence or respect.
to make productive of or conducive to spiritual blessing.
sanctify
/ ˈæŋɪˌڲɪ /
verb
to make holy
to free from sin; purify
to sanction (an action or practice) as religiously binding
to sanctify a marriage
to declare or render (something) productive of or conductive to holiness, blessing, or grace
obsoleteto authorize to be revered
Other Word Forms
- sanctifiable adjective
- sanctifiableness noun
- sanctifiably adverb
- sanctification noun
- sanctifier noun
- sanctifyingly adverb
- nonsanctification noun
- presanctify verb (used with object)
- self-sanctification noun
- unsanctifying adjective
- ˈԳپˌھ adjective
- ˈԳپˌھ noun
- ˌԳپھˈپDz noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sanctify1
Example Sentences
These shrines laden with incense, flowers and other offerings sanctify its gardens, waters and the surrounding landscape, and they highlight the psychic malaise dominating most of its visitors.
Not Section 60, where the atmosphere is sanctified but not somber—too many kids, Meredith recalled from her visits to her son’s burial site.
The judges on the Fifth Circuit could use a reminder: Federal-court opinions should be written for all American citizens, not just those who sanctify a particular text.
By adding “shining,” Reagan sanctified American exceptionalism and the United States’ role as a global model of freedom.
Accentuating the glass wrinkles with gilding serves to sanctify the century-old depot structure.
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