vverb.communicationrender holy by means of religious ritesSynset:bless consecrate hallow sanctify
Antonyms:desecrate
Derivationally Related Form:sanctificationconsecrationsaint
Hypernyms:declare
Inherited Hypernyms:consecratedeclarestateexpress
Direct Hyponyms:reconsecrate
Full Troponyms:reconsecrate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.changemake pure or free from sin or guiltSynset:purge purify sanctify
Examples:- he left the monastery purified
Derivationally Related Form:sanctificationpurgepurificationpuritysaintpurgation
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:purifychange
Direct Hyponyms:lustratespiritualisespiritualize
Full Troponyms:lustratespiritualize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.allmade or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or useSynset:consecrated sacred
Examples:- a consecrated church
- the sacred mosque
- sacred elephants
- sacred bread and wine
- sanctified wine
Antonyms:unholy
Derivationally Related Form:sacredness
Inherited Hypernyms:consecrated
Similar to:holy