sanctified

[ sangk-tuh-fahyd ]

/ ˈsæŋk təˌfaɪd /

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adjective

made holy; consecrated: sanctified wine.

sanctimonious: a sickening, sanctified smile.

Nearby words

sanbenito, sanborn, sancerre, sanchez, sancho panza, sanctified, sanctify, sanctimonious, sanctimony, sanction, sanction mark

Origin of sanctified

First recorded in 1475–85; sanctify + -ed²

Related forms

sanc·ti·fi·ed·ly

[sangk-tuh-fahy-id-lee] /ˈsæŋk təˌfaɪ ɪd li/, adjectiveun·sanc·ti·fied, adjective

Definition for sanctified (2 of 2)

sanctify

[ sangk-tuh-fahy ]

/ ˈsæŋk təˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object), sanc·ti·fied, sanc·ti·fy·ing.

to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.

to purify or free from sin: Sanctify your hearts.

to impart religious sanction to; render legitimate or binding: to sanctify a vow.

to entitle to reverence or respect.

to make productive of or conducive to spiritual blessing.

Origin of sanctify

1350–1400; < Late Latin sānctificāre (see Sanctus, -ify); replacing Middle English seintefien < Old French saintifier < Latin, as above

SYNONYMS FOR sanctify

1 bless, hallow, anoint, enshrine, exalt.

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Related forms

sanc·ti·fi·a·ble, adjectivesanc·ti·fi·a·ble·ness, nounsanc·ti·fi·a·bly, adverbsanc·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun

sanc·ti·fi·er, nounsanc·ti·fy·ing·ly, adverbnon·sanc·ti·fi·ca·tion, nounpre·sanc·ti·fy, verb (used with object), pre·sanc·ti·fied, pre·sanc·ti·fy·ing.self-sanc·ti·fi·ca·tion, nounun·sanc·ti·fy·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for sanctified

For decades, maybe centuries (the details are murky), some people in Mexico had been venerating a kind of sanctified death figure.
America’s Fastest Growing Death Holiday Is From Mexico|Michael Schulson|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Youth, beauty, apparent vigour and even the most arguable personal virtues may be sanctified by a sudden and violent death.
Three Great Men Died That Day: JFK, C.S. Lewis, and Aldous Huxley|John Garth|November 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But it has never been sanctified, no more than any other human pursuit, from sports to politics.
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Lying to get a date, as Smith and Kozinski correctly suggest, is a sanctified practice in human courtship.
In Case of Lies and Free Speech, Supreme Court Skirts Law of Online Dating|Dan Slater|June 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The church has blest and sanctified the family relation as the fundamental element in the structure of human society.
Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886|Various
We hear from a thousand tongues the gospel of Christianized commerce, of sanctified success, of making business a religion.
Judges and Ruth|Robert A. Watson
But the glory of all, and that which sanctified all, was seated in a low arm-chair near the door.
Home Life of Great Authors|Hattie Tyng Griswold
And there were occasions too which had been sanctified by political passion.
The Judge|Rebecca West
Any events supposed to indicate the activity of spirits, such as birth and death, are likely to be sanctified by taboos.
Ethics|John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts

British Dictionary definitions for sanctified (1 of 2)

sanctified

/ (ˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪd) /

adjective

consecrated or made holy

a less common word for sanctimonious

British Dictionary definitions for sanctified (2 of 2)

sanctify

/ (ˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)

to make holy

to free from sin; purify

to sanction (an action or practice) as religiously bindingto sanctify a marriage

to declare or render (something) productive of or conductive to holiness, blessing, or grace

obsolete to authorize to be revered

Derived Forms

sanctifiable, adjectivesanctification, nounsanctifier, noun

Word Origin for sanctify

C14: from Late Latin sanctificāre, from Latin sanctus holy + facere to make

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