单词 | sanctify |
释义 | sanctify[ sangk-tuh-fahy ] / ˈsæŋk təˌfaɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sanctify ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), sanc·ti·fied, sanc·ti·fy·ing.to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate. to purify or free from sin: Sanctify your hearts. to impart religious sanction to; render legitimate or binding: to sanctify a vow. to entitle to reverence or respect. to make productive of or conducive to spiritual blessing. Origin of sanctify1350–1400; <Late Latin sānctificāre (see Sanctus, -ify); replacing Middle English seintefien<Old French saintifier<Latin, as above SYNONYMS FOR sanctify1 bless, hallow, anoint, enshrine, exalt. SEE SYNONYMS FOR sanctify ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM sanctifyWords nearby sanctifySancho Panza, San Clemente, San Clemente Island, San Cristóbal, sanctified, sanctify, sanctimonious, sanctimony, sanction, sanction mark, sanctitude Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sanctifyBritish Dictionary definitions for sanctifysanctify / (ˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪ) / verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)to make holy to free from sin; purify to sanction (an action or practice) as religiously bindingto sanctify a marriage to declare or render (something) productive of or conductive to holiness, blessing, or grace obsolete to authorize to be revered Derived forms of sanctifysanctifiable, adjectivesanctification, nounsanctifier, nounWord Origin for sanctifyC14: from Late Latin sanctificāre, from Latin sanctus holy + facere to make Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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