sanctify

Meaning

1. (transitive) To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
2. (transitive) To free from sin; to purify.
3. (transitive) To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.
4. (transitive) To endorse with religious sanction.

Synonyms

consecrate

hallow

bless

purify

make holy

dedicate

devote

canonise

purge

cleanse

make sacred

saint

make pure

canonize

become holy

clean

decicate

exorcise

exorcize

holy

make clean

refine

sanctification

sanction

rubricate

blackmail

Translations

santificar

santificare

heiligen

sanctifier

consacrare

consacrer

heiligen

αγιάζω

purificare

consagrar

consagrar

consacreren

santificar

αγιοποιώ

santificar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman seintefier, from Old French saintefier, from Late Latin sānctificō, from Latin sānctus (“holy”) + faciō (“do, make”). Form altered to conform with Latin.