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- 1. set apart as or declare holy; consecrate: "a small shrine was built to sanctify the site" Similar
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SANCTIFY definition: 1. to make something or someone holy 2. to make something socially or officially acceptable: 3. to…. 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)
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.
SANCTIFY meaning: 1. to make something or someone holy 2. to make something socially or officially acceptable: 3. to…. Learn more.
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.
1. To set apart for sacred use; consecrate: The preacher sanctified the ground as a cemetery. 2. To make holy; purify: They felt the spirit had descended and sanctified their hearts. They sanctified the body with holy oil. 3. To give religious sanction to, as with an oath or vow: The wedding ceremony sanctifies the marriage. 4.
1. to make holy. ; specif., a. to set apart as holy; consecrate. b. to make free from sin; purify. 2. to make binding or inviolable by a religious sanction. 3. to make productive of spiritual blessing. 4. to make seem morally right or binding. a practice sanctified by custom. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
SANCTIFY meaning: 1 : to make (something) holy; 2 : to give official acceptance or approval to (something)
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