Dictionary

sanctification en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /saŋktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
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Etymology

From Old French sanctificacion, from ecclesiastical Latin sanctificātionem, from sanctificāre (“to sanctify”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.
2. (countable, uncountable) The process of making holy; hallowing, consecration.
3. (countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable) Blackmail.

Forms

Deriveds

unsanctification · desanctification · nonsanctification

Translations (13)

yue 成聖 /成圣 (Christian theology) · ang ġehālgung (the process of making holy) · it santificazione (the process of making holy) · es santificación (the process of making holy) · cmn 成聖 /成圣 (Christian theology) · he קידוש (the process of making holy) · fr sanctification (the process of making holy) · ca santificació (the process of making holy) · pt santificação (the process of making holy) · bg освещаване (the process of making holy) · la sānctificātiō (the process of making holy) · gl santificación (the process of making holy) · mk осветување (the process of making holy)