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sanctify

Main Entry:: sanc·ti·fy
Pronunciation:: \-ˌfī\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: sanc·ti·fied; sanc·ti·fy·ing
Etymology:: Middle English seintefien, sanctifien, from Anglo-French seintefier, sanctifier, from Late Latin sanctificare, from Latin sanctus sacred — more at saint
Date:: 14th century

1: to set apart to a sacred purpose or to religious use : consecrate2: to free from sin : purify3 a: to impart or impute sacredness, inviolability, or respect to b: to give moral or social sanction to4: to make productive of holiness or piety <observe the day of the sabbath, to sanctify it — Deuteronomy 5:12(Douay Version)>

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