sanctify
11sanctify — 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… …
12sanctify by custom — index inure (accustom) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
13sanctify — verb /ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/ a) To make holy; to consecrate. Set aside for sacred or ceremonial use. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. b) To free from sin; …
14sanctify — Synonyms and related words: aggrandize, apotheose, apotheosize, beatify, bless, canonize, cleanse, confirm, consecrate, crown, dedicate, deify, devote, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, enthrone, exalt, glamorize, glorify, hallow, immortalize, justify …
15sanctify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. consecrate, bless, hallow, purify, beatify; sanction, authorize. See deity, piety, permission. Ant., damn, curse. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. deify, glorify, dedicate, consecrate; see bless 3 , worship …
16sanctify — sanc|ti|fy [ˈsæŋktıfaı] v past tense and past participle sanctified present participle sanctifying third person singular sanctifies [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: sanctifier, from Late Latin sanctificare, from Latin sanctus; SAINT] 1 …
17sanctify — sanc|ti|fy [ sæŋktə,faı ] verb transitive to make something or someone holy, especially in a religious ceremony ╾ sanc|ti|fi|ca|tion [ ,sæŋktəfı keıʃn ] noun uncount …
18sanctify — [[t]sæ̱ŋktɪfaɪ[/t]] sanctifies, sanctifying, sanctified 1) VERB: usu passive If something is sanctified by a priest or other holy person, the priest or holy person officially approves of it, or declares it to be holy. [be V ed] She is trying to… …
19sanctify — sanc·ti·fy || sæŋktɪfaɪ v. consecrate, make holy; make free from sin, purify; become holy …
20sanctify — [ saŋ(k)tɪfʌɪ] verb (sanctifies, sanctifying, sanctified) 1》 consecrate. 2》 make legitimate or binding by religious sanction. 3》 free from sin. Derivatives sanctification noun sanctifier noun …
