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sanctify

transitive verb sanc·ti·fy \-ˌfī\

: to make (something) holy

: to give official acceptance or approval to (something)

sanc·ti·fiedsanc·ti·fy·ing

Full Definition of SANCTIFY

1
:  to set apart to a sacred purpose or to religious use :  consecrate
2
:  to free from sin :  purify
3
a :  to impart or impute sacredness, inviolability, or respect to
b :  to give moral or social sanction to
4
:  to make productive of holiness or piety <observe the day of the sabbath, to sanctify it — Deuteronomy 5:12(Douay Version)>
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Origin of SANCTIFY

Middle English seintefien, sanctifien, from Anglo-French seintefier, sanctifier, from Late Latin sanctificare, from Latin sanctus sacred — more at saint
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Christian Religious Terms

Pentateuch, blasphemy, curate, doxology, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma, reliquary

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