sanctification
The process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy…The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.
» Humiliation is the beginning of sanctification.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.
a religious ceremony in which something is made holy
(countable, uncountable)The process of making holy; hallowing, consecration.
(countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable)Blackmail.
Examples
1 sentencesHumiliation is the beginning of sanctification.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Old French sanctificacion, from ecclesiastical Latin sanctificātionem, from sanctificFrom Old French sanctificacion, from ecclesiastical Latin sanctificātionem, from sanctificāre (“to sanctify”).
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Forms
plural: sanctifications| Singular | sanctification |
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Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable