sanctification

Variant of sanctify

sanctify definition

sanc·tify (saŋk′tə fī′)

transitive verb sanctified -·fied′, sanctifying -·fy′·ing

  1. to make holy; specif.,
    1. to set apart as holy; consecrate
    2. to make free from sin; purify
  2. to make binding or inviolable by a religious sanction
  3. to make productive of spiritual blessing
  4. to make seem morally right or binding a practice sanctified by custom

Etymology: ME sanctifien, altered (infl. by L) < OFr saintifier < LL(Ec) sanctificare: see saint & -fy

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