sanctified

[ sangk-tuh-fahyd ]

/ ˈsæŋk təˌfaɪd /

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adjective

made holy; consecrated: sanctified wine.

sanctimonious: a sickening, sanctified smile.

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Origin of sanctified

First recorded in 1475–85; sanctify + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM sanctified

sanc·ti·fi·ed·ly

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

Words nearby sanctified

Sanchez, Sancho Panza, San Clemente, San Clemente Island, San Cristóbal, sanctified, sanctify, sanctimonious, sanctimony, sanction, sanctioned

How to use sanctified in a sentence

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
As settlers sanctified their vision and disregarded Jewish opposition, they divided the nation.
Halevi's 'Like Dreamers' Is the Big Book On Israel We've Been Waiting For|Don Futterman|October 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

An ideal sanctified by the blood of many who came before us and by those forgotten who fight in our name still.
Obama’s Moment to Call Us to a Greater Collective Commitment|Mark McKinnon|January 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He felt, in his sensitive way, that the two sweet-souled Englishwomen had deepened and sanctified his love for Jean.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
I have commanded my sanctified ones, and have called my strong ones in my wrath, them that rejoice in my glory.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
If the affections of the heart be sanctified, they will be elevated to God in every religious exercise, and especially in this.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
The gods are given their portion of the family meal, the sanctified dead are recalled to take their share of the family blessings.
The Religion of Ancient Rome|Cyril Bailey
By the Holy Ghost they are sanctified, that they may dedicate themselves to God, and thereafter serve him.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham

British Dictionary definitions for sanctified

sanctified

/ (ˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪd) /

adjective

consecrated or made holy

a less common word for sanctimonious

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sanctified

Origin of sanctified

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