Sanctify
verb
To make holy or spiritual; to bless.
The priest sanctified the bread and wine during the ceremony.
Often appears as...
- sanctify the ground
- sanctify the marriage
Usage tips
Formal
Religious
verb
To acknowledge or declare something as morally right.
The law sanctifies the rights of every citizen.
Often appears as...
- sanctify laws
- sanctify decision
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Legal
verb
To make holy or spiritual; to bless.
The priest sanctified the bread and wine during the ceremony.
Often appears as...
- sanctify the ground
- sanctify the marriage
Usage tips
Formal
Religious
verb
To acknowledge or declare something as morally right.
The law sanctifies the rights of every citizen.
Often appears as...
- sanctify laws
- sanctify decision
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Legal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Spiritual Act
Sanctify often involves a religious figure performing a spiritual act during rituals or ceremonies.
The shaman sanctified the warriors before battle.
Pro Tip 2/3Sacred Space
Sanctify can be used when a place is made holy, like an altar or land for religious purposes.
They sanctified the chapel for the community.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be cautious when using 'sanctify' to respect different religious beliefs and practices.
The term was used to sanctify ancient traditions during the festival.
Pro Tip 1/3Spiritual Act
Sanctify often involves a religious figure performing a spiritual act during rituals or ceremonies.
The shaman sanctified the warriors before battle.
Pro Tip 2/3Sacred Space
Sanctify can be used when a place is made holy, like an altar or land for religious purposes.
They sanctified the chapel for the community.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be cautious when using 'sanctify' to respect different religious beliefs and practices.
The term was used to sanctify ancient traditions during the festival.
Pro Tip 1/3Spiritual Act
Sanctify often involves a religious figure performing a spiritual act during rituals or ceremonies.
The shaman sanctified the warriors before battle.
Pro Tip 2/3Sacred Space
Sanctify can be used when a place is made holy, like an altar or land for religious purposes.
They sanctified the chapel for the community.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be cautious when using 'sanctify' to respect different religious beliefs and practices.
The term was used to sanctify ancient traditions during the festival.
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the situation where was the failure on the part of the city the county the schools this I think is one of the difficulties in meeting this is that we're trying to find a failure other than the people themselves and this is a very dangerous move because it serves to sort of sanctify their acts every
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LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
the situation where was the failure on the part of the city the county the schools this I think is one of the difficulties in meeting this is that we're trying to find a failure other than the people themselves and this is a very dangerous move because it serves to sort of sanctify their acts every
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Quote examples
Wynton Marsalis
American Musician
Jazz music is America's past and its potential, summed up and sanctified and accessible to anybody who learns to listen to, feel, and understand it. The music can connect us to our earlier selves and to our better selves-to-come. It can remind us of where we fit on the time line of human achievement, an ultimate value of art.
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Teresa Heinz
American Celebrity
I have a very personal feeling about how special America is, and I know how precious freedom is. It is a sacred gift, sanctified by those who have lived it and those who have died defending it. My right to speak my mind, to have a voice, to be what some have called 'opinionated,' is a right I deeply and profoundly cherish.
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
All ways of living can be sanctified, and for each individual, the ideal way is that to which our Lord leads him through the natural development of his tastes and the pressure of circumstances.
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Gary Bauer
American Public Servant
If Republicans want to be seen as more compassionate, they should continue to stand proudly for the sanctify of life and marriage. And they should do so without apologizing.
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Charles Spurgeon
British Clergyman
Lord sanctify us. Oh! That Thy spirit might come and saturate every faculty, subdue every passion, and use every power of our nature for obedience to God.
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Monica Johnson
American Writer
Christians need a time and place to sanctify themselves. It's important to take the time, and early in the morning is a wonderful time to do it.
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Christian Nestell Bovee
American Author
It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.
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Ephraim Mirvis
South African Clergyman
In the face of death, we will continue to choose and sanctify life.
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Elizabeth I
English Royalty
Those who appear the most sanctified are the worst.
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Matthew Henry
English Clergyman
Sanctified afflictions are spiritual promotions.
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Wynton Marsalis
American Musician
Jazz music is America's past and its potential, summed up and sanctified and accessible to anybody who learns to listen to, feel, and understand it. The music can connect us to our earlier selves and to our better selves-to-come. It can remind us of where we fit on the time line of human achievement, an ultimate value of art.
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Teresa Heinz
American Celebrity
I have a very personal feeling about how special America is, and I know how precious freedom is. It is a sacred gift, sanctified by those who have lived it and those who have died defending it. My right to speak my mind, to have a voice, to be what some have called 'opinionated,' is a right I deeply and profoundly cherish.
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
All ways of living can be sanctified, and for each individual, the ideal way is that to which our Lord leads him through the natural development of his tastes and the pressure of circumstances.
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Gary Bauer
American Public Servant
If Republicans want to be seen as more compassionate, they should continue to stand proudly for the sanctify of life and marriage. And they should do so without apologizing.
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Charles Spurgeon
British Clergyman
Lord sanctify us. Oh! That Thy spirit might come and saturate every faculty, subdue every passion, and use every power of our nature for obedience to God.
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Monica Johnson
American Writer
Christians need a time and place to sanctify themselves. It's important to take the time, and early in the morning is a wonderful time to do it.
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Christian Nestell Bovee
American Author
It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.
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Ephraim Mirvis
South African Clergyman
In the face of death, we will continue to choose and sanctify life.
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Elizabeth I
English Royalty
Those who appear the most sanctified are the worst.
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Matthew Henry
English Clergyman
Sanctified afflictions are spiritual promotions.
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