 sanctify |
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| 1. | [ verb ] (religion) render holy by means of religious rites | |
| Synonyms: | bless hallow consecrate | |
| Related terms: | desecrate declare declare reconsecrate sanctification consecration | |
| 2. | [ verb ] declare holy or pure or free from sin | |
| Synonyms: | purify purge | |
| Examples: | "he left the monastery purified" |
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| Related terms: | change declare spiritualize lustrate purgation sanctification purge | |
| Similar spelling: |
sanctity sanctimony sanctified sanction sanctuary sanctioned sanctum sanctioning |
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