Topic: RELIGION
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | sanctifier, from Late Latin sanctificare, from Latin sanctus; SAINT |
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sanc‧ti‧fy
past tense and past participle sanctified, present participle sanctifying, third person singular sanctifies [transitive]
past tense and past participle sanctified, present participle sanctifying, third person singular sanctifies [transitive]1 to make something seem morally right or acceptable or to give something official approval : The rule of the Czar was sanctified by the Russian Orthodox Church.
The rule of the Czar was sanctified by the Russian Orthodox Church.2RR to make something holy
—sanctification noun [uncountable]
noun [uncountable]