sanctify

sanctify
sanctify VERB (sanctifies, sanctified) 1) make or declare holy; consecrate. 2) make legitimate or binding by religious sanction. 3) free from sin. 4) give the appearance of being right or good.
DERIVATIVES sanctification noun sanctifier noun.
ORIGIN Latin sanctificare, from sanctus 'holy' .

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  • Sanctify — Sanc ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sanctified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sanctifying}.] [F. sanctifier, L. sanctificare; sanctus holy + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Saint}, and { fy}.] 1. To make sacred or holy; to set apart to a holy or religious use;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sanctify — index authorize, elevate, purge (purify) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • sanctify — late 14c., seintefie to consecrate, from O.Fr. saintifier (12c.), from L.L. sanctificare to make holy, from sanctus holy (see SAINT (Cf. saint)) + root of facere to make (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). Form altered to conform with Latin.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • sanctify — [v] hold in highest esteem absolve, anoint, bless, cleanse, consecrate, dedicate, deify, enshrine, glorify, hallow, purify, set apart, worship; concepts 10,12 Ant. desecrate, dishonor, disrespect …   New thesaurus

  • sanctify — [saŋk′tə fī΄] vt. sanctified, sanctifying [ME sanctifien, altered (infl. by L) < OFr saintifier < LL(Ec) sanctificare: see SAINT & FY] 1. to make holy; specif., a) to set apart as holy; consecrate b) to make free from sin; purify …   English World dictionary

  • sanctify — sanctifiable, adj. sanctifiableness, n. sanctifiably, adv. sanctification, n. sanctifier, n. sanctifyingly, adv. /sangk teuh fuy /, v.t., sanctified, sanctifying. 1. to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate …   Universalium

  • sanctify — verb 1) he came to sanctify the site Syn: consecrate, bless, make holy, hallow, make sacred, dedicate to God 2) they sanctified themselves Syn: purify, cleanse, free from sin, absolve, unburden …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • sanctify — UK [ˈsæŋktɪfaɪ] / US [ˈsæŋktəˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms sanctify : present tense I/you/we/they sanctify he/she/it sanctifies present participle sanctifying past tense sanctified past participle sanctified to make something or someone holy …   English dictionary

  • sanctify — /ˈsæŋktəfaɪ / (say sangktuhfuy) verb (t) (sanctified, sanctifying) 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 — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English seintefien, sanctifien, from Anglo French seintefier, sanctifier, from Late Latin sanctificare, from Latin sanctus sacred more at saint Date: 14th century 1. to set apart to a sacred… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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