resanctificationn.
/riːˌsaŋ(k)tᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /rəˌsæŋ(k)təfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/, /riˌsæŋ(k)təfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ The action of resanctifying something; a new sanctification of a building, place, or institution.
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1866 H. Bushnell Vicarious Sacrifice iii. iv. 321 All that he does and suffers in his sacrifice, he as truly does for the resanctification of the law as for our recovery.
1897 ‘M. Twain’ Following Equator xlix. 473 The Fort was built three centuries ago by a Mohammedan Emperor—a resanctification of the place in the interest of that religion.
1952 Artibus Asiæ 10 104 The re-sanctification of the land rites might occur only once in a generation.
1990 Times (Nexis) 8 May The televised re-sanctification of the first church to be reopened in the area since Ceausescu's downfall.
2004 Miami Herald (Nexis) 24 Mar. 2 b A special panel that will oversee the remediation and resanctification of Menorah Gardens cemeteries in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1866- clavism
- clavolet
- clavula
- clavule
- clavus
- clavus hystericus
- clavy
- claw
- claw a person's toe
- claw away, off
- claw back
- claw by the back
- claw by the sleeve
- claw clutch
- cinnamol
- cinnamomeous
- cinnamomeously
- cinnamomic
- cinnamon
- cinnamon apple
- cinnamon bear
- cinnamon bun
- cinnamon doughnut
- cinnamon dove
- cinnamon fern