sanctifyv.
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society > authority > office > appointment to office > appoint a person to an office [verb (transitive)] > admit to office formally or ceremonially > consecrate to office
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society > faith > worship > sacrament > order > ordination > ordain [verb (transitive)]
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1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 234 Bot yit a kinges hihe astat, Which of his ordre as a prelat Schal ben enoignt and seintefied.
1413 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) v. vi. 99 He hath blessyd and saynctyfyed a newe precious plante that is comen of theyr lyne and descendyd fro the stock of dauyd.
1526 Bible (Tyndale) John x. f. cxxxvjv Saye ye then to hym, whom the father hath sanctified [Gk. ἡγίασε], and sent into the worlde: Thou blasphemest?
1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 iv. iii. 243 Let all the teares that should bedew my hearse Be drops of Balme to sanctifie thy head. View more context for this quotation
1660 Bp. J. Taylor Worthy Communicant i. §3. 59 Thus God sanctified Aaron.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > saint > canonization > perform canonization [verb (transitive)]
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1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 317 The feste and the profession..Was mad with gret solempnete, Where as Diane is seintefied.
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 427/1 Saint yues was borne in litel britayn..and was reuelyd to his moder in hyr slepe that he shold be sayntefyed.
1529 [implied in: T. More Dialogue Heresyes ii, in Wks. 199/2 Though those [saints] bee none whose writing ye wold authorise by their sanctifyeng. (at sanctifying n.)].
1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 271 Sanctifying such as did..build them houses.
a. To honour as holy; to ascribe holiness to; = hallow v.1 3. Obsolete.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > honour as holy [verb (transitive)]
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > honour > give honour to [verb (transitive)] > as holy
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a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xvi. l. 292 And Alle the tothere gonnen forth to gon, Cristes Name to sanctefien Anon.
1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 18 Pitagoras saide that it is..a noble thing to serue god, & to sayntifie his sainctes to dispreyse the world [etc.].
1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. MMMii Sanctificetur nomen tuum: that is, Sanctifyed be thy name.
1526 Bible (Tyndale) 1 Pet. iii. 15 Sanctifie the lorde god in youre hertes.
1582 Bible (Rheims) Matt. vi. 9 Ovr father which art in heauen, sanctified be thy name [other versions hallowed].
a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) iii. iv. 11 Whilst I from farre, His name with zealous feruour sanctifie . View more context for this quotation
b. To manifest (God, his might, etc.) as holy.
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1535 Bible (Coverdale) Num. xx. B This is ye water of strife, where the children of Israel stroue wt the Lorde and he was sanctified vpon them [1611 he was sanctified in them].
1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 116 In all his wayis the Lord is just and rycht, In all his warkis is sanctifyit his mycht.
1611 Bible (King James) Ezek. xxxvi. 23 And I will sanctifie my great Name which was prophaned among the heathen,..and the heathen shall know, that I am the Lord,..when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. View more context for this quotation
4.
a. To consecrate (a thing); to set apart as holy or sacred.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > consecration > perform consecration [verb (transitive)]
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > exaltation or glorification > exalt or glorify [verb (transitive)] > as an object of veneration
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1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 260 b/2 The ayer and the heuen were puryfyed by thassumpcion of the sowle..and the water was sayntyfyed by the wasshyng of the body.
1530 W. Tyndale Prol. Exod. Sanctefie, to clense and purifie, to apointe a thinge vnto holie vses and to seperate from vnclene and unholye vses.
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Gen. ii. A And [God] blessed the seuenth daye, & sanctified it.
1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward V f. viijv Which ground was sanctifyed by Sainct Peter him selfe.
1832 W. Palmer Origines Liturg. I. 162 A verbal oblation of the bread and wine, and an invocation of God to send his holy Spirit to sanctify them into the sacraments of Christ's body and blood.
1899 W. M. Ramsay in Expositor Nov. 437 The new moon was then declared and sanctified, even though it had not actually been seen and reported by any witnesses.
b. To keep (a day, etc.) holy; to keep or observe as holy. = hallow v.1 4.
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society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > observe (feast, etc.) [verb (transitive)]
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1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Sanctifie, hallowe, make holy, or keepe holy.
1709 J. Sharp Serm. (1754) I. ix. 241 Those men have little or no sense of religion, that make no conscience of sanctifying that day, or that put no difference between it and other days.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Sanctification By Sanctifying the Sabbath, is meant, the spending it in Prayer, Praise, &c. not in worldly Concerns.
5. absolute.a1533 J. Frith in Test. W. Tracie (1535) sig. Cij S. Paule committeth ye power of sanctifieng to Christ onlye.1841–8 F. Myers Catholic Thoughts II. iv. §2. 185 All truth ennobles, and some sanctifies.
a. To make (a person) holy, to purify or free from sin; to cause to undergo sanctification.
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1526 Bible (Tyndale) 1 Cor. vi. 11 Ye are wesshed: ye are sanctified: ye are iustified [etc.].
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 697/2 I santifye, I halowe, or make holye, je sanctifie... We rede in Scripture that some have ben sanctyfyed in their mothers wombes.
1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Confirmacion f. x* God the holy goste, who sanctifyeth me.
1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iii. xxxv. 220 The Elect in the New Testament were said to bee sanctified.
1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 257. ¶8 What Actions can express the entire Purity of Thought which refines and sanctifies a virtuous Man?
1865 R. W. Dale Jewish Temple iii. 38 It is still true that we need the power of the Holy Ghost to sanctify our hearts.
b. Chiefly in the Old Testament: To free from ceremonial impurity.
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society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > purification > purify [verb (transitive)]
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society > faith > aspects of faith > law > canon law > [verb (transitive)] > render legitimate or binding by
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a1500 (?a1422) J. Lydgate Life Our Lady (Adv.) in W. B. D. D. Turnbull Visions of Tundale (1843) 128 Sche of prest halowed and sanctyfyed Retowrned hom all fully puryfyed.
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Exod. xix. 10 Go vnto the people, and sanctifie them today and tomorrow, yt they maye wash their clothes, and be ready agaynst the thirde daye.
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Num. xi. D Vnto ye people thou shalt saye: Sanctifye yor selues agaynst tomorow, yt ye maye eate flesh [sāctifye in text].
1611 Bible (King James) Josh. iii. 5.
6. To render holy, impart sanctity to (a thing, quality, action or condition); to render legitimate or binding by a religious sanction.
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?1402 Quixley Ballade xi, in Yorks. Archæol. Jrnl. (1908) 20 45 A wedloke suche was neuer gracieuse, Where god lyst not it to senitifie [sic].
1526 Bible (Tyndale) 1 Tim. iv. 5 For all the creatures of God are good: and nothynge to be refused, yff it be receaved with thankes gevynge: For it is sanctified by the worde of god and prayer.
1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 iv. iii. 4 We will our youth leade on to higher fields, And draw no swords but what are sanctified . View more context for this quotation
1700 J. Dryden tr. G. Boccaccio Sigismonda & Guiscardo in Fables 129 That holy Man amaz'd at what he saw, Made haste to sanctifie the Bliss by Law.
1717 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad III. ix. 223 Yet more to sanctify the Word you send, Let Hodius and Eurybates attend.
1812 J. Wilson Isle of Palms iii. 103 The Island Queen becomes thy bride And God and Nature sanctify the vow.
1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea I. iv. 57 Ambition was sanctified by Religion.
1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation v. 320 The Puritans of a former age imagined, that by the employment of Scripture phraseology they sanctified common conversation.
1872 E. W. Robertson Hist. Ess. 207 The Church could neither make nor unmake a king, she could only sanctify his election by her benediction.
7. transferred. To impart real or apparent sacredness to; to entitle to reverence or respect; to give a colour of morality or innocence to; to justify, sanction. Now rare or Obsolete.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > justify [verb (transitive)] > justify or sanction
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1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iii. ii. 178 As true as Troylus, shall croune vp the verse, And sanctifie the nombers. View more context for this quotation
1701 N. Rowe Ambitious Step-mother i. i. 179 Thy function too will varnish o're our Arts And sanctifie dissembling.
1738 A. Pope One Thousand Seven Hundred & Thirty Eight Dialogue II 16 Truth guards the Poet, sanctifies the line.
1749 S. Johnson Irene iii. viii. 42 Be virtuous Ends pursued by virtuous Means, Nor think th' Intention sanctifies the Deed.
1775 E. Burke Speech Amer. Taxation 14 Does not this Letter adopt and sanctify the American distinction of taxing for a revenue?
18.. J. Bentham Draught of Code in Wks. (1843) IV. 380 Custom, which sanctifies all absurdities.
1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. vii. 607 If under such circumstances as these a zeal for the government which he served could sanctify his actions, then may Jefferies be regarded as a virtuous judge.
1818 W. Scott Let. c7 Dec. (1933) V. 264 So let the intention sanctify the error if there should be one.
1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake II. xi. 174 He argued stoutly with St. Peter and with his own conscience, that the means sanctify the end, and that he had done it all for the best.
8. ‘To make a means of holiness’ (Johnson); to render productive of or conducive to holiness or spiritual blessing.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > be or cause to be spiritual [verb (transitive)] > instruct or improve
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1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lx. 134 The vertues which sanctified those sufferings and made them pretious in Gods sight.
1649 Εἰκων Βασιλικη ii. 8 Those Judgments God hath pleased to send upon Mee, are..a means (I hope) which his mercie hath sanctified so to Mee, as to make Mee repent of that unjust Act.
1662 Bk. Com. Prayer, Visit. Sick Sanctifie, we beseech thee, this thy fatherly correction to him.
1758 S. Hayward Seventeen Serm. i. 8 Sufferings..are sanctified and made a means of preparing for heaven.
1802 G. Morris in J. Sparks Life G. Morris (1832) III. 160 They have made peace, and may the Lord sanctify it to them.
9. slang. To blackmail (a person), esp. for the purposes of extracting political favours. Cf. sanctification n. 4.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [verb (transitive)] > blackmail
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1977 J. Gardner Werewolf Trace vii. 71 Can't you sanctify him, or give him a dose of measles? Isn't that how you people talk about blackmail and murder?
1977 J. Gardner Werewolf Trace xiv. 127 They've sanctified Maubert... It's what they call it. They've made him holy, separated him. Blackmailed him.
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