Sanctify

Synonyms for "sanctify" (55 found)

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Translations

62 translations across 23 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἁγιάζω verb (to make holy)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • освещавам verb (to make holy)
  • очиствам от греховете verb (to purify)

Dutch

4 entries
  • consacreren verb (to make holy)
  • heilig verklaren verb (to make holy)
  • heiligen verb (to make holy)
  • inwijden verb (to make holy)

Finnish

4 entries
  • puhdistaa verb (to purify)
  • pyhittää verb (to make holy)
  • pyhittää verb (to make acceptable or useful)
  • vapauttaa verb (to purify)

French

2 entries
  • consacrer verb (to make holy)
  • sanctifier verb (to make holy)

German

1 entries
  • heiligen verb (to make holy)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 verb (to make holy)

Greek

1 entries
  • εξαγιάζω verb (to make holy)

Italian

3 entries
  • consacrare verb (to make holy)
  • purificare verb (to purify)
  • santificare verb (to endorse)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 浄化する verb (to purify)

Latin

1 entries
  • consecro verb (to make holy)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • apvalyti verb (to purify)
  • pašventinti verb (to make holy)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • освети verb (to make holy)
  • осветува verb (to make holy)
  • прочисти verb (to purify)
  • прочистува verb (to purify)

Māori

2 entries
  • whakatapu verb (to make holy)
  • whakataputapu verb (to make holy)

Norwegian

4 entries
  • helliggjøre verb (to make holy)
  • rense verb (to purify)
  • tilgi verb (to purify)
  • velsigne verb (to endorse)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • consagrar verb (to make holy)
  • santificar verb (to make holy)

Quechua

1 entries
  • willkachay verb (to make holy)

Russian

4 entries
  • одо́брить verb (to endorse)
  • одобря́ть verb (to endorse)
  • освяти́ть verb (to make holy)
  • освяща́ть verb (to make holy)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • naomhaich verb (to make holy)

Spanish

3 entries
  • santificar verb (to make holy)
  • santificar verb (to purify)
  • santificar verb (to endorse)

Swedish

1 entries
  • helga verb (to make holy)

Tok Pisin

1 entries
  • tambuim verb (to make holy)

Turkish

2 entries
  • kutsamak verb (to make holy)
  • kutsamak verb (to purify)

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The Yule Log has from time immemorial been haled to the open fire-place on Christmas Eve, and lighted with the embers of its predecessor to sanctify the roof-tree and protect it against those evil spirits over whom the season is in everyway a triumph.

Source: tatoeba (5681824)

I am too alone in the world, and yet not alone enough to sanctify every hour...

Source: tatoeba (6157712)

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Sanctify unto me every firstborn that openeth the womb among the children of Israel, as well of men as of beasts: for they are all mine.

Source: tatoeba (8028620)

And Moses told the words of the people to the Lord. And he said to him: Go to the people, and sanctify them to day, and to morrow, and let them wash their garments.

Source: tatoeba (8083317)

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