sanctify en · VERB
Pronunciation
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.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 2:3:
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(transitive) To free from sin; to purify.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ephesians 5:25-26:And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 6:11:
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(transitive) To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Timothy 4:4-5:
- (transitive) To endorse with religious sanction.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sanctified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sanctified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| sanctifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| sanctifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
profane (antonym(s) of)
Deriveds
desanctify · resanctify · unsanctifiable · sanctifiable · unsanctify · sanctifyingly
Relateds
Synonyms
consecrate (to make holy) · purify (to free from sin) · hallow · cleanse (to free from sin)
Translations (66)
eo sanktigi (to make acceptable or useful) · nl zuiveren (to purify) · it santificare (to endorse) · it consacrare (to make holy) · bg освещавам (to make holy) · nl ruggensteunen (to endorse) · es santificar (to endorse) · nl inwijden (to make holy) · fi vapauttaa (to purify) · nl sacraliseren (to make holy) · ru одобря́ть (to endorse) · grc ἁγιάζω (to make holy) · nl heiligen (to make holy) · no vigsle (to make holy) · qu willkachay (to make holy) · ru одо́брить (to endorse) · nl heilig verklaren (to make holy) · mk осветува (to make holy) · tr kutsamak (to make holy) · no tilgi (to purify) · eo sanktigi (to purify) · gd naomhaich (to make holy) · pt santificar (to make holy) · ja 浄化する (to purify) · bg очиствам от греховете (to purify) · mi whakatapu (to make holy) · no helliggjøre (to make holy) · nl sanctifiëren (to make holy) · sv helga (to make holy) · ru освяти́ть (to make holy) · el εξαγιάζω (to make holy) · it purificare (to purify) · fi pyhittää (to make acceptable or useful) · ru санкциони́ровать (to endorse) · nl sancreren (to make holy) · fr consacrer (to make holy) · nl consacreren (to make holy) · es santificar (to make holy) · fi pyhittää (to make holy) · lt pašventinti (to make holy) · eo sanktigi (to make holy) · mk прочистува (to purify) · ru освяща́ть (to make holy) · mk освети (to make holy) · ru очища́ть (to purify) · nl verschonen (to make acceptable or useful) · de heiligen (to make holy) · tr kutsamak (to purify) · mi whakataputapu (to make holy) · got 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (to make holy) · fi puhdistaa (to purify) · pt consagrar (to make holy) · ru очи́стить (to purify) · nl louteren (to purify) · nl sanctificeren (to make holy) · tpi tambuim (to make holy) · nl verheiligen (to make holy) · nl wijden (to make holy) · mk прочисти (to purify) · lt apvalyti (to purify) · no velsigne (to endorse) · no rense (to purify) · fr sanctifier (to make holy) · la consecro (to make holy) · es santificar (to purify) · eo sanktigi (to endorse)