The sacrifice was seen as a way of sanctifying the act.
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Sanctifying
Synonyms for "sanctifying" (19 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (6)
Verb(5 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (9)
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More general
15 entriesceremonial practiceethical improvementmoral processmoral refinementreligious actreligious adjectivereligious ceremonyreligious doctrineritualritual actritual actionsacralizationsacred qualityspiritual processtheological concept
More specific
15 entriesanointinganointmentblessingceremonyconsecrationgrace transformationhallowingmoral renewalmortificationpurificationritesacramentsanctificationspiritual cleansingspiritual growth
Collocations
8 entriesact of sanctifyingsanctifying actsanctifying ceremonysanctifying gracesanctifying influencesanctifying processsanctifying ritesanctifying ritual
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
9 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
consecrations, sanctifyings, and blessings
Source: wiktionary