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sanctify

[ sangk-tuh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

sanctified, sanctifying.
  1. to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. to purify or free from sin:

    Sanctify your hearts.

  3. to impart religious sanction to; render legitimate or binding:

    to sanctify a vow.

  4. to entitle to reverence or respect.
  5. to make productive of or conducive to spiritual blessing.


sanctify

/ ˈæŋɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. to make holy
  2. 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 — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳپˌھ, adjective
  • ˈԳپˌھ, noun
  • ˌԳپھˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Գt·ھa· adjective
  • Գt·ھa··ness noun
  • Գt·ھa· adverb
  • Գt·ھctDz noun
  • Գt·ھe noun
  • Գt·ڲiԲ· adverb
  • ԴDzȴԳ·پ·ھ·tDz noun
  • ·Գt·ڲ verb (used with object) presanctified presanctifying
  • -Գt·ھ·tDz noun
  • ܲ·Գt·ڲiԲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sanctify1

1350–1400; < Late Latin Գپھ ( Sanctus, -ify ); replacing Middle English seintefien < Old French saintifier < Latin, as above
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sanctify1

C14: from Late Latin Գپھ, from Latin sanctus holy + facere to make
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These shrines laden with incense, flowers and other offerings sanctify its gardens, waters and the surrounding landscape, and they highlight the psychic malaise dominating most of its visitors.

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Not Section 60, where the atmosphere is sanctified but not somber—too many kids, Meredith recalled from her visits to her son’s burial site.

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The judges on the Fifth Circuit could use a reminder: Federal-court opinions should be written for all American citizens, not just those who sanctify a particular text.

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By adding “shining,” Reagan sanctified American exceptionalism and the United States’ role as a global model of freedom.

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Accentuating the glass wrinkles with gilding serves to sanctify the century-old depot structure.

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