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English
Etymology
From Late Latin sānctificō, from Latin sānctus (“holy”) + faciō (“do, make”).
Pronunciation
Verb
to sanctify (third-person singular simple present sanctifies, present participle sanctifying, simple past and past participle sanctified)
- (transitive) To make holy; to consecrate. Set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Genesis 2:3
- 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.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Genesis 2:3
- (transitive) To free from sin; to purify.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), 1 Corinthians 6:11
- And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Ephesians 5:25-26
- Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), 1 Corinthians 6:11
- (transitive) To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), 1 Timothy 4:4-5
- For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), 1 Timothy 4:4-5
- (transitive) To endorse with religious sanction.
Synonyms
- (to make holy): consecrate, hallow
- (to free from sin): cleanse, purify
Related terms
References
- sanctify in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- sanctify in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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