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SANCTIFIED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of sanctify 2. to make something or someone holy 3. to make…. Learn more.
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) Synonyms
To sanctify someone or something is to set that person or thing apart for the use intended by its designer. A pen is "sanctified" when used to write. Eyeglasses are "sanctified" when used to improve sight. In the theological sense, things are sanctified when they are used for the purpose God intends.
to make something or someone holy. to make something socially or officially acceptable: a practice sanctified by many years of tradition. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Religious practices. agarbatti. allocution. anointment. baptize. flagellate. flagellation. fleishig. genuflection. prostration. purdah. purificatory. rebaptize. reborn
to make something or someone holy. to make something socially or officially acceptable: a practice sanctified by many years of tradition. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Religious practices. agarbatti. allocution. anointment. baptize. flagellate. flagellation. fleishig. genuflection. prostration. purdah. purificatory. rebaptize. reborn
Sanctified definition: made holy; consecrated. See examples of SANCTIFIED used in a sentence.
verb. to make holy. to free from sin; purify. to sanction (an action or practice) as religiously binding. to sanctify a marriage. to declare or render (something) productive of or conductive to holiness, blessing, or grace. obsolete. to authorize to be revered.
sanctify something to make something seem right or legal; to give official approval to something. This was a practice sanctified by tradition. Psychology had sanctified the opinion that youthful rebellion was a natural stage of adolescence.
to free from sin; purify. 3. to sanction (an action or practice) as religiously binding. to sanctify a marriage. 4. to declare or render (something) productive of or conductive to holiness, blessing, or grace. 5. obsolete. to authorize to be revered. Collins English Dictionary.
To sanctify something is to make it pure or holy. You might see a priest sanctify a church in your neighborhood — that means it’s holy. Sanctify often has a religious connotation. If you get married, you might have a religious ceremony to sanctify your union.
