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Sanctification

//saŋktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a religious ceremony in which something is made holy wordnet
  3. 3
    The process of making holy; hallowing, consecration. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Blackmail. countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable

Etymology

From Old French sanctificacion, from ecclesiastical Latin sanctificātionem, from sanctificāre (“to sanctify”).

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