pre-sanctify
təˌfaɪ 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.
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
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
Synonyms
1. bless, hallow, anoint, enshrine, exalt.
1. bless, hallow, anoint, enshrine, exalt.
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| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| 1. | to make holy |
| 2. | to free from sin; purify |
| 3. | to sanction (an action or practice) as religiously binding: to sanctify a marriage |
| 4. | to declare or render (something) productive of or conductive to holiness, blessing, or grace |
| 5. | obsolete to authorize to be revered |
| [C14: from Late Latin sanctificāre, from Latin sanctus holy + facere to make] | |
| 'sanctifiable | |
| —adj | |
| sanctifi'cation | |
| —n | |
| 'sanctifier | |
| —n | |
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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
or legitimate by religious sanction" is from c.1400; transfered sense of "to render worthy of respect" is from c.1600.
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