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sanctifiably

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sanc⋅ti⋅fy

  [sangk-tuh-fahy]
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–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; < LL sānctificāre (see Sanctus, -ify ); r. ME seintefien < OF saintifier < L, 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

Synonyms:
1. bless, hallow, anoint, enshrine, exalt.
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Word Origin & History

sanctify 
1390, 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 1402; transf. sense of "to render worthy of respect" is from 1606.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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