sacralize

American  

[sey-kruh-lahyz, sak-ruh-] / ˈseɪ krəˌlaɪz, ˈsæk rə- /

especially British, sacralise

verb (used with object)

sacralized, sacralizing

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

   a society that sacralized science.

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Other Word Forms

• sacralization noun

Etymology

Origin of sacralize

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

Example Sentences

But Rushdoony provided a way to sacralize these ideas, and at the same time not just tear down the old order, but provide a blueprint for the new order.

From Salon

Professor, activist and author Maulana Karenga would ritualize and sacralize the cultural and moral underpinnings of these practices in the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

From Salon

Theologically speaking, ideologies like Trumpism are idolatrous: they sacralize an earthly thing – the nation-state – and ultimately end up legitimizing the sacrifice of humans, nature and the integrity of faith itself to a worldly project of political salvation.

From The Guardian

Garfunkel’s hymnlike harmonies served to sacralize Simon’s songs, although the significance of this became clear only after the duo split up, in the early nineteen-seventies.

From The New Yorker

Putin’s move in close coordination with the Russian Orthodox Church to sacralize the Russian national identity has been a key factor shaping the increasingly authoritarian bent of the Russian government under Putin, and strengthening his public support, and must be understood in order to understand Russia’s international behavior.

From Forbes