Sanctify
verb (used with object), sanctified, sanctifying.
1.
to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
2.
to purify or free from sin:
Sanctify your hearts.
3.
to impart religious sanction to; render legitimate or binding:
to sanctify a vow.
4.
to entitle to reverence or respect.
5.
to make productive of or conducive to spiritual blessing.
verb (transitive) -fies, -fying, -fied
1.
to make holy
2.
to free from sin; purify
3.
to sanction (an action or practice) as religiously binding: to sanctify a marriage
4.
to declare or render (something) productive of or conductive to holiness, blessing, or grace
5.
(obsolete) to authorize to be revered
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[sangk-tuh-moh-nee-uh s] /ˌsæŋk təˈmoʊ ni əs/ adjective 1. making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.: They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America. 2. Obsolete. holy; sacred. sanctimonious /ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊnɪəs/ adjective 1. affecting piety or making a display of holiness
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[sangk-tuh-moh-nee-uh s] /ˌsæŋk təˈmoʊ ni əs/ adjective 1. making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.: They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America. 2. Obsolete. holy; sacred. sanctimonious /ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊnɪəs/ adjective 1. affecting piety or making a display of holiness
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noun 1. pretended, affected, or hypocritical religious devotion, righteousness, etc. 2. Obsolete. sanctity; sacredness.
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- Sanctionable
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