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.

verb

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

v

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

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IN BRIEF: Bless, to make holy or pure.

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.

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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