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   sanc·ti·fy

   /ˈsaNG(k)təˌfī/

   verb

   • 1. set apart as or declare holy; consecrate: "a small shrine was built to sanctify the site" Similar consecratemake holymake sacredblesshallowset apartdedicate to Godanointordaincanonizebeatify
   • ▪ make legitimate or binding by religious sanction: "they see their love sanctified by the sacrament of marriage" Similar approvesanctiongive the stamp of approval tounderwritecondonejustifyvindicateendorsesupportbackratifyconfirmwarrantpermitallowaccreditauthorizelegitimizelegitimatize
   • ▪ free from sin; purify: "may God sanctify his soul" Similar purifycleansefree from sinabsolveunburdenredeemexculpatewash someone's sins awayrare:lustrate
   • ▪ cause to be or seem morally right or acceptable: "ancient customs that are sanctified by tradition"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French saintifier (influenced later by sanctifier), from ecclesiastical Latin sanctificare, from Latin sanctus ‘holy’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sanctifier noun

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