noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   sanctification

   "consecrations, sanctifyings, and blessings"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of sanctify form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

consecrateconsecratecleansehallowpurifypurify

Example

More examples

"The sacrifice was seen as a way of sanctifying the act."

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