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sanctify
transitive verb sanctified, sanctifying
- to make holy; specif.,
- to set apart as holy; consecrate
- to make free from sin; purify
- to make binding or inviolable by a religious sanction
- to make productive of spiritual blessing
- to make seem morally right or binding: a practice sanctified by custom
Related Forms:
- sanctification noun
- sanctifier noun
See sanctify in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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