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sanctify

  (săngk'tə-fī') pronunciation
tr.v., -fied, -fy·ing, -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.

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

sanctification sanc'ti·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n.
sanctifier sanc'ti·fi'er n.
 
 
Thesaurus: sanctify

verb

    To make sacred by a religious rite: bless, consecrate, hallow. See religion.

 
Antonyms: sanctify

v

Definition: hold in highest esteem
Antonyms: desecrate, dishonor, disrespect


 
Word Tutor: sanctify
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Bless, to make holy or pure.

pronunciation A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it. — William Penn (1644-1718), English Quaker leader and founder of Pennsylvania.

 
Translations: Translations for: Sanctify

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - hellige, helliggøre, retfærdiggøre

Nederlands (Dutch)
heiligen, rechtvaardigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - sanctifier

Deutsch (German)
v. - heiligen, weihen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (θρησκ.) (καθ)αγιάζω, εξαγνίζω

Italiano (Italian)
santificare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - santificar

Русский (Russian)
освящать, делать священным, осенять крестом, очищать от грехов, оправдывать, санкционировать, возвеличивать, окружать ореолом

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - santificar, consagrar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - helga, förklara helig, rättfärdiga

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
使神圣化, 使圣洁, 把...奉献给神, 清洗...的罪

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使神聖化, 使聖潔, 把...奉獻給神, 清洗...的罪

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 신성하게 하다, (마음을) 깨끗이 하다, 인가하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 神聖化する, 神にささげる, 罪を清める, 正当化する, 清める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقدس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קידש, טיהר מחטא‬


 
 

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