sanctify

[ sangk-tuh-fahy ]
See synonyms for sanctify on Thesaurus.com
verb (used with object),sanc·ti·fied, sanc·ti·fy·ing.
  1. to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.

  2. to purify or free from sin: Sanctify your hearts.

  1. to impart religious sanction to; render legitimate or binding: to sanctify a vow.

  2. to entitle to reverence or respect.

  3. to make productive of or conducive to spiritual blessing.

Origin of sanctify

1
1350–1400; <Late Latin sānctificāre (see Sanctus, -ify); replacing Middle English seintefien<Old French saintifier<Latin, as above

Other words for sanctify

Other words from sanctify

  • 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
  • sanc·ti·fy·ing·ly, adverb
  • non·sanc·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
  • pre·sanc·ti·fy, verb (used with object), pre·sanc·ti·fied, pre·sanc·ti·fy·ing.
  • self-sanc·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
  • un·sanc·ti·fy·ing, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

British Dictionary definitions for sanctify

sanctify

/ (ˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪ) /


verb-fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
  1. to make holy

  2. to free from sin; purify

  1. to sanction (an action or practice) as religiously binding: to sanctify a marriage

  2. to declare or render (something) productive of or conductive to holiness, blessing, or grace

  3. obsolete to authorize to be revered

Origin of sanctify

1
C14: from Late Latin sanctificāre, from Latin sanctus holy + facere to make

Derived forms of sanctify

  • sanctifiable, adjective
  • sanctification, noun
  • sanctifier, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012