sanctify
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sanctify
- /ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman seintefier, from Old French saintefier, from Late Latin sānctificō, from Latin sānctus (“holy”) + faciō (“do, make”). Form altered to conform with Latin.
verb sanctifies · sanctifying · sanctified
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To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
Similar: consecrate
- To free from sin; to purify. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
- To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice. For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
- To endorse with religious sanction.
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verb to make holy
| Español | santificar |
|---|---|
| Português | santificar, consagrar |
| Français | consacrer, sanctifier |
| Deutsch | heiligen |
| Italiano | consacrare |
| Ελληνικά | εξαγιάζω exagiázo |
| Русский | освяща́ть osvjaščátʹ, освяти́ть osvjatítʹ |
verb to purify
| Español | santificar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 浄化する jōka suru |
| Italiano | purificare |
| Русский | очища́ть očiščátʹ, очи́стить očístitʹ |
verb to endorse
| Español | santificar |
|---|---|
| Italiano | santificare |
| Русский | санкциони́ровать sankcionírovatʹ, одобря́ть odobrjátʹ, одо́брить odóbritʹ |
Talk about this word "sanctify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sanctify. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sanctify. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sanctify "sanctify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sanctify.Cite this
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