sanctified

[sangk-tuh-fahyd]

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adjective

made holy; consecrated: sanctified wine.

sanctimonious: a sickening, sanctified smile.

Origin of sanctified

First recorded in 1475–85; sanctify + -ed²

Related formssanc·ti·fi·ed·ly

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

sanctify

[sangk-tuh-fahy]

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

Related formssanc·ti·fi·a·ble, adjectivesanc·ti·fi·a·ble·ness, nounsanc·ti·fi·a·bly, adverbsanc·ti·fi·ca·tion, nounsanc·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

Synonyms for sanctify

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1. bless, hallow, anoint, enshrine, exalt.

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Related Words for sanctified

hallowed, divine, consecrated, blessed, anointed, blest, holy, deific, inviolable, sacrosanct

Examples from the Web for sanctified

Contemporary Examples of 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
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
But it has never been sanctified, no more than any other human pursuit, from sports to politics.
Major League Baseball’s Planned Suspensions Are Already a Bust
David Roth
June 5, 2013
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

Historical Examples of sanctified

God preserveth the sanctified, yea, even in the midst of errors.
Selections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther
Martin Luther
By her presence she had sanctified it and made of it a shrine for his meditative and wakeful hours.
The Harbor of Doubt
Frank Williams
Other sanctified rabbis are interred in sites about the village and the hill.
Byeways in Palestine
James Finn
If we do not keep the day God has sanctified, then we break not the least, but one of the greatest of his commandments.
The Seventh Day Sabbath, a Perpetual Sign, from the Beginning to the Entering into the Gates of the Holy City, According to the Commandment
Joseph Bates
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
Jesus the Christ
James Edward Talmage

British Dictionary definitions for sanctified

sanctified

adjective

consecrated or made holy

a less common word for sanctimonious

sanctify

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 Formssanctifiable, adjectivesanctification, nounsanctifier, noun

Word Origin for sanctify

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

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Word Origin and History for sanctified

sanctify

late 14c., seintefie "to consecrate," from Old French saintefier "sanctify" (12c., Modern French sanctifier), from Late Latin sanctificare "to make holy," from sanctus "holy" (see saint (n.)) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Form altered in English c.1400 to conform with Latin. Meaning "to render holy or legitimate by religious sanction" is from c.1400; transferred sense of "to render worthy of respect" is from c.1600. Related: Sanctified; sanctifying.