sanctify
To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial useTo make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
» The sacrifice was seen as a way of sanctifying the act.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
heiligen
освяща́тьosvjaščátʹ, освяти́тьosvjatítʹ
(transitive)To free from sin; to purify.
очища́тьočiščátʹ, очи́ститьočístitʹ
make pure or free from sin or guilt
(transitive)To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.
(transitive)To endorse with religious sanction.
санкциони́роватьsankcionírovatʹ, одобря́тьodobrjátʹ, одо́бритьodóbritʹ
give religious sanction to, such as through an oath
Examples
10 sentencesThe sacrifice was seen as a way of sanctifying the act.
This place was sanctified.
I am too alone in the world, and yet not alone enough to sanctify every hour...
deIch bin auf der Welt zu allein und doch nicht allein genug, um jede Stunde zu weih’n.
Love must be sanctified by marriage, and this passion becomes criminal if it's not consecrated by a sacrament.
May His great name be magnified and sanctified.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
From Anglo-Norman seintefier, from Old French saintefier, from Late Latin sānctificō, fromFrom Anglo-Norman seintefier, from Old French saintefier, from Late Latin sānctificō, from Latin sānctus (“holy”) + faciō (“do, make”). Form altered to conform with Latin.
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Forms
sanctifies, sanctifying, sanctified, sanctified| Base form | sanctify · to sanctify |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sanctifies |
| Present participle | sanctifying |
| Past simple | sanctified |
| Past participle | sanctified |
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Synonyms
7 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle