Nearby Words
verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
1.
to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
2.
to purify or free from sin: Sanctify your hearts.
3.
to impart religious sanction to; render legitimate or binding: to sanctify a vow.
4.
to entitle to reverence or respect.
5.
to make productive of or conducive to spiritual blessing.
Origin:
1350–1400; < Late Latin sānctificāre (see Sanctus, -ify); replacing Middle English seintefien < Old French saintifier < Latin, as above
1350–1400; < Late Latin sānctificāre (see Sanctus, -ify); replacing Middle English seintefien < Old French saintifier < Latin, as above
Related forms
sanc·ti·fi·a·ble, adjective
sanc·ti·fi·a·ble·ness, noun
sanc·ti·fi·a·bly, adverb
sanc·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
sanc·ti·fi·er, noun
EXPANDsanc·ti·fy·ing·ly, adverb
non·sanc·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
pre·sanc·ti·fy, verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
self-sanc·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
un·sanc·ti·fy·ing, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. bless, hallow, anoint, enshrine, exalt.
1. bless, hallow, anoint, enshrine, exalt.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To Sanctify
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Sanctify
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is yaff. Does it mean:
| to bark; yelp. |
| to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly. |
Example Sentences
- When necessary, the church is available to sanctify skulduggery.
- Heads were once needed to sanctify a new common house and in a host of other ceremonies.
- Yet the fact that this is a market outcome does not sanctify the result.
Collins
World English Dictionary
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
sanctify
late 14c., seintefie "to consecrate," from O.Fr. saintifier (12c.), from L.L. sanctificare "to make holy," from sanctus "holy" (see saint) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Form altered to conform with Latin. Meaning "to render holy
EXPANDor legitimate by religious sanction" is from c.1400; transfered sense of "to render worthy of respect" is from c.1600.
COLLAPSE
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.