sacralize

[ sey-kruh-lahyz, sak-ruh- ]

verb (used with object)

, sa·cral·ized, sa·cral·iz·ing.

1. to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion:

   a society that sacralized science.

Other Words From

• sacral·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sacralize¹

First recorded in 1930–35; sacral ¹ + -ize