sanctify
Meaning
Verb
- To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
- To free from sin; to purify.
- To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.
- To endorse with religious sanction.
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Origin
- From Anglo-Norman seintefier, from Old French saintefier, from Late Latin sānctificō, from Latin sānctus + faciō. Form altered to conform with Latin.
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