sanctify
verb
sanc·ti·fy
ˈsaŋ(k)-tə-ˌfī 
sanctified; sanctifying
1
: to set apart to a sacred purpose or to religious use : consecrate
2
: to free from sin : purify
3
a
: to impart or impute sacredness, inviolability, or respect to
b
: to give moral or social sanction to
4
: to make productive of holiness or piety
observe the day of the sabbath, to sanctify it—
Deuteronomy 5:12 (Douay Version)
Deuteronomy 5:12 (Douay Version)
Examples of sanctify in a Sentence
The priest sanctified their marriage.
The constitution sanctified the rights of the people.
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Leila Latif, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024
Such saintly behavior aside, one part of Jack that was becoming less sanctified was his body.
—Dan Koeppel, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2019
Thursday, the party emerges, energized, unified, sanctified.
—EW.com, 9 July 2024
How can power be fragmented to prevent any faction from dominating or oppressing a rival to sanctify liberty and the march of the mind?
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2024
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“Sanctify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sanctify. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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sanctify
verb
sanc·ti·fy
ˈsaŋ(k)-tə-ˌfī
sanctified; sanctifying
1
: to set apart as sacred
2
: to make free from sin
sanctification
noun
ˌsaŋ(k)-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən
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