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Definitions for Sanctify
[1] to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
[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.
[6] to make holy
[7] to free from sin; purify
[8] to sanction (an action or practice) as religiously binding to sanctify a marriage
[9] to declare or render (something) productive of or conductive to holiness, blessing, or grace
[10] obsolete to authorize to be revered
Words related to Sanctify
consecrate, hallow, glorify, anoint, enshrine, purify, deify, dedicate, absolve, bless, cleanse, worship
Words nearby Sanctify
sanborn, sancerre, sanchez, sancho panza, sanctified, sanctify, sanctimonious, sanctimony, sanction, sanction mark, sanctitude
Origin of Sanctify
1350–1400; < Late Latin sānctificāre (see Sanctus, -ify); replacing Middle English seintefien < Old French saintifier < Latin, as above
Other words from Sanctify
sanc·ti·fi·a·ble , adjective
sanc·ti·fi·a·ble·ness , noun
sanc·ti·fi·a·bly , adverb
sanc·ti·fi·ca·tion , noun
sanc·ti·fi·er , noun
sanc·ti·fy·ing·ly , adverb
non·sanc·ti·fi·ca·tion , noun
pre·sanc·ti·fy , verb (used with object), pre·sanc·ti·fied, pre·sanc·ti·fy·ing.
self-sanc·ti·fi·ca·tion , noun
un·sanc·ti·fy·ing , adjective
Word origin for Sanctify
C14: from Late Latin sanctificāre, from Latin sanctus holy + facere to make
Synonyms for Sanctify
consecrate, hallow, absolve, anoint, bless, cleanse, dedicate, deify, enshrine, glorify, purify, worship, set apart