sanctifyverb [ T ]
uk/ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/us/ˈsæŋk.tə.faɪ/formal to make an event or place holy
to make something socially or officially acceptable:
a practice sanctified by many years of tradition
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Religious practices
- agarbatti
- anoint
- baptize
- bless
- celebrate
- confess
- confession
- flagellate
- genuflect
- genuflection
- go into/enter the church idiom
- hadj
- mortification of the flesh idiom
- observance
- pilgrimage
- purdah
- reborn
- revival
- revival meeting
- veil
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Accepting & agreeing
sanctification
noun [ U ] uk/ˌsæŋk.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌsæŋk.tə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/formal