Definitions for Sanctify
ˈsæŋk təˌfaɪsanc·ti·fy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.7 / 3 votes

1. consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctifyverb

   render holy by means of religious rites

2. purify, purge, sanctifyverb

   make pure or free from sin or guilt

   "he left the monastery purified"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. sanctifyverb

   To make holy; to consecrate. Set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.

2. sanctifyverb

   To free from sin; to purify.

3. sanctifyverb

   To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.

4. sanctifyverb

   To endorse with religious sanction.

5. Etymology: From sanctifico, from sanctus + facio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To SANCTIFYverb

   Etymology: sanctifier, Fr. sanctifico, Latin.

   1. To free from the power of sin for the time to come.

   For if the blood of bulls, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ? Heb. ix. 13.

   2. To make holy; to make a means of holiness.

   The gospel, by not making many things unclean, as the law did, hath sanctified those things generally to all, which particularly each man to himself must sanctify by a reverend and holy use. Richard Hooker.

   Those judgments God hath been pleased to send upon me, are so much the more welcome, as a means which his mercy hath sanctified so to me as to make me repent of that unjust act. Charles I .

   Those external things are neither parts of our devotion, or by any strength in themselves direct causes of it; but the grace of God is pleased to move us by ways suitable to our nature, and to sanctify these sensible helps to higher purposes. South.

   What actions can express the intire purity of thought, which refines and sanctifies a virtuous man? Addison.

   3. To make free from guilt.

   The holy man, amaz’d at what he saw,
   Made haste to sanctify the bliss by law. Dryden.

   4. To secure from violation.

   Truth guards the poet, sanctifies the line. Alexander Pope.

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1. sanctify

   To sanctify means to make holy, set apart, or consecrated for a sacred or religious purpose. It involves the process of making something clean, pure, or acceptable in a spiritual or religious context. It can also refer to the act of giving moral or spiritual purity or strength to someone or something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sanctifyverb

   to make sacred or holy; to set apart to a holy or religious use; to consecrate by appropriate rites; to hallow

2. Sanctifyverb

   to make free from sin; to cleanse from moral corruption and pollution; to purify

3. Sanctifyverb

   to make efficient as the means of holiness; to render productive of holiness or piety

4. Sanctifyverb

   to impart or impute sacredness, venerableness, inviolability, title to reverence and respect, or the like, to; to secure from violation; to give sanction to

5. Etymology: [F. sanctifier, L. sanctificare; sanctus holy + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Saint, and -fy.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sanctify

   sangk′ti-fī, v.t. to make sacred or holy: to set apart to sacred use: to free from sin or evil: to consecrate: to invest with a sacred character: to make efficient as the means of holiness: to secure from violation:—pa.t. and pa.p. sanc′tifīed.—n. Sanctanim′ity, holiness of mind.—v.t. Sanctif′icāte.—n. Sanctificā′tion, act of sanctifying: state of being sanctified: that work or process of God's free grace whereby the new principle of spiritual life implanted in regeneration is developed until the whole man is renewed in the image of God: consecration.—adj. Sanc′tified, made holy: sanctimonious.—adv. Sanctifī′edly, sanctimoniously.—n. Sanc′tifier, one who sanctifies: the Holy Spirit.—adv. Sanc′tifyingly.—adj. Sanctimō′nious, having sanctity: holy, devout: affecting holiness.—adv. Sanctimō′niously.—ns. Sanctimō′niousness, Sanc′timony, affected devoutness, show of sanctity; Sanc′titude, holiness, goodness, saintliness: affected holiness; Sanc′tity, quality of being sacred or holy: purity: godliness: inviolability: a saint, any holy object.—v.t. Sanc′tuarise (Shak.), to shelter by sacred privileges, as in a sanctuary.—ns. Sanc′tūary, a sacred place: a place for the worship of God: the most sacred part of the Temple of Jerusalem: the Temple itself: the part of a church round the altar: an inviolable asylum, refuge, a consecrated place which gives protection to a criminal taking refuge there: the privilege of taking refuge in such a consecrated place; Sanc′tum, a sacred place: a private room; Sanc′tus, the ascription, 'Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts,' from Isa. vi.: a musical setting of the same.—Sanctum sanctorum, the Holy of Holies: any specially reserved retreat or room.—Odour of sanctity, the aroma of goodness. [Fr.,—L. sanctificāre, -ātum—sanctus, sacred, facĕre, to make.]

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1. sanctifynoun

   The Believer participates with the Spirit in a process of transformation that continues until glorification. The goal of sanctification is progressive conformity to the image of Jesus Christ.

   His feet was a sanctify bronze like it was passed through the furnace.

   Etymology: Purification

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on October 31, 2023  

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sanctify in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sanctify in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Sanctify in a Sentence

1. Avigdor Lieberman:

   For our part we will sanctify the 1974 disengagement agreement, and there too we will insist that every last letter be abided by, and any violation with meet a harsh response from the State of Israel.

2. Yitzhak Rabin:

   Military cemeteries in every corner of the world are silent testimony to the failure of national leaders to sanctify human life.

3. Kyle Kashuv:

   I truly believe this livestream -- learning about our Constitution and finding ways to save lives without infringing on our Constitution -- is the best way to sanctify the day and remember those who were lost in( the Parkland shooting) and in Columbine, i created this event to do just that.

4. William Penn:

   A good end cannot sanctify evil means; nor must we ever do evil, that good may come of it.

5. Kahlil Gibran:

   Hallow the body as a temple to comeliness and sanctify the heart as a sacrifice to love love recompenses the adorers.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Sanctify
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sanctify
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Sanctify
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sanctify
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Sanctify