sanctification
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Theology. the act or process of sanctifying.
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Theology. the state or condition of being or having been sanctified.
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More important, the knee-jerk expectations around and sanctification of such firsts have been dealt a blow.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025
It is certainly not the sanctification of our political predispositions.
From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2022
Her pieces often seem to move from disorder or conflict to something akin to sanctification.
From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2021
A number of Black female preachers preached the message of revival and sanctification on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2021
No more, and no less, and it had been designed for the same purpose; namely, the sanctification of power.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
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