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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).
[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.]
sanc′ti·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
sanc′ti·fi′er n.
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sanctify
(ˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪ)vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied
1. to make holy
2. to free from sin; purify
3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to sanction (an action or practice) as religiously binding: to sanctify a marriage.
4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to declare or render (something) productive of or conductive to holiness, blessing, or grace
5. obsolete to authorize to be revered
[C14: from Late Latin sanctificāre, from Latin sanctus holy + facere to make]
ˈsanctiˌfiable adj
ˌsanctifiˈcation n
ˈsanctiˌfier n
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sanc•ti•fy
(ˈsæŋk təˌfaɪ)v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.
1. to make holy; consecrate.
2. to purify or free from sin.
3. to impart religious sanction to.
4. to entitle to reverence or respect.
5. to make productive of or conducive to spiritual blessing.
[1375–1425; Middle English seintefien, sanctifien (< Old French saintifier) < Late Latin sānctificāre]
sanc`ti•fi′ca′tion, n.
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sanctify
Past participle: sanctified
Gerund: sanctifying
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| Verb | 1. |  sanctify - render holy by means of religious ritesreconsecrate - 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 |
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sanctify
verb
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sanctify
verbTo make sacred by a religious rite:
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Translations
يُقَدِّس
posvětit
indvie
megszentel
helga, blessa
iecelt svēto kārtāsvētīt
posvätiť
takdis etmek
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sanctify
vt (= make holy) → heiligen; (= give quasi-moral sanction to also) → sanktionieren; (= consecrate) → weihen; (= make binding) vows → annehmen; a custom sanctified by tradition → ein durch die Tradition geheiligter Brauch
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sanctify
(ˈsӕŋktifai) verb to make sacred, holy or free from sin.
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