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sanc·ti·fy
(săngk′tə-fī′)tr.v. sanc·ti·fied, sanc·ti·fy·ing, sanc·ti·fies
1. To set apart for sacred use; consecrate: The preacher sanctified the ground as a cemetery.
2. To make holy; purify: They felt the spirit had descended and sanctified their hearts. They sanctified the body with holy oil.
3. To give religious sanction to, as with an oath or vow: The wedding ceremony sanctifies the marriage.
4. To give social or moral sanction to: "The only books I wanted to read as a teenager were those sanctified by my elders and betters" (David Eggers).
[Middle English seintefien, sanctifien, from Old French saintifier, from Late Latin sānctificāre : Latin sānctus, holy, from past participle of sancīre, to consecrate; see sak- in Indo-European roots + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]
sanc′ti·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
sanc′ti·fi′er n.
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sanctify
(ˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪ)vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied
1. to make holy
2. to free from sin; purify
3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to sanction (an action or practice) as religiously binding: to sanctify a marriage.
4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to declare or render (something) productive of or conductive to holiness, blessing, or grace
5. obsolete to authorize to be revered
[C14: from Late Latin sanctificāre, from Latin sanctus holy + facere to make]
ˈsanctiˌfiable adj
ˌsanctifiˈcation n
ˈsanctiˌfier n
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sanc•ti•fy
(ˈsæŋk təˌfaɪ)v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.
1. to make holy; consecrate.
2. to purify or free from sin.
3. to impart religious sanction to.
4. to entitle to reverence or respect.
5. to make productive of or conducive to spiritual blessing.
[1375–1425; Middle English seintefien, sanctifien (< Old French saintifier) < Late Latin sānctificāre]
sanc`ti•fi′ca′tion, n.
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sanctify
Past participle: sanctified
Gerund: sanctifying
| Imperative |
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| sanctify |
| sanctify |
| Present |
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| I sanctify |
| you sanctify |
| he/she/it sanctifies |
| we sanctify |
| you sanctify |
| they sanctify |
| Preterite |
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| I sanctified |
| you sanctified |
| he/she/it sanctified |
| we sanctified |
| you sanctified |
| they sanctified |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am sanctifying |
| you are sanctifying |
| he/she/it is sanctifying |
| we are sanctifying |
| you are sanctifying |
| they are sanctifying |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have sanctified |
| you have sanctified |
| he/she/it has sanctified |
| we have sanctified |
| you have sanctified |
| they have sanctified |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was sanctifying |
| you were sanctifying |
| he/she/it was sanctifying |
| we were sanctifying |
| you were sanctifying |
| they were sanctifying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had sanctified |
| you had sanctified |
| he/she/it had sanctified |
| we had sanctified |
| you had sanctified |
| they had sanctified |
| Future |
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| I will sanctify |
| you will sanctify |
| he/she/it will sanctify |
| we will sanctify |
| you will sanctify |
| they will sanctify |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have sanctified |
| you will have sanctified |
| he/she/it will have sanctified |
| we will have sanctified |
| you will have sanctified |
| they will have sanctified |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be sanctifying |
| you will be sanctifying |
| he/she/it will be sanctifying |
| we will be sanctifying |
| you will be sanctifying |
| they will be sanctifying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been sanctifying |
| you have been sanctifying |
| he/she/it has been sanctifying |
| we have been sanctifying |
| you have been sanctifying |
| they have been sanctifying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been sanctifying |
| you will have been sanctifying |
| he/she/it will have been sanctifying |
| we will have been sanctifying |
| you will have been sanctifying |
| they will have been sanctifying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been sanctifying |
| you had been sanctifying |
| he/she/it had been sanctifying |
| we had been sanctifying |
| you had been sanctifying |
| they had been sanctifying |
| Conditional |
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| I would sanctify |
| you would sanctify |
| he/she/it would sanctify |
| we would sanctify |
| you would sanctify |
| they would sanctify |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have sanctified |
| you would have sanctified |
| he/she/it would have sanctified |
| we would have sanctified |
| you would have sanctified |
| they would have sanctified |
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Verb 1. [画像:sanctify - render holy by means of religious rites]sanctify - render holy by means of religious rites
reconsecrate - consecrate anew, as after a desecration
declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
2. sanctify - make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
spiritualise, spiritualize - purify from the corrupting influences of the world; "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized"
lustrate - purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials
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sanctify
verb
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sanctify
verbTo make sacred by a religious rite:
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Translations
يُقَدِّس
posvětit
indvie
megszentel
helga, blessa
iecelt svēto kārtāsvētīt
posvätiť
takdis etmek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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sanctify
vt (= make holy) → heiligen ; (= give quasi-moral sanction to also) → sanktionieren ; (= consecrate) → weihen ; (= make binding) vows → annehmen ; a custom sanctified by tradition → ein durch die Tradition geheiligter Brauch
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sanctify
(ˈsӕŋktifai) verb to make sacred, holy or free from sin. heilig يُقَدِّس освещавам santificar posvětit heiligen indvie καθαγιάζω santificar pühitsema تقديس كردن pyhittää sanctifier לְקַדֵש पवित्र करना posvetiti, očistiti od grijeha megszentel menyucikan helga, blessa santificare 神聖にする 신성하게 하다 pašventinti svētīt; iecelt svēto kārtā menyucikan heiligen vigsle, innvie, hellige uświęcić پاكول، سپيڅلى كول، مقدس كول santificar a sfinţi освящать posvätiť posvetiti učiniti svetim helga, förklara (hålla) helig ทําให้ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ takdis etmek 神聖化,使聖潔 святити, освячувати مقدّس قرار دینا thánh hóa 使神圣,洗清...的罪孽
ˌsanctifiˈcation (-fi-) noun heiliging تَقْديس، تَطْهير освещаване santificação (po)svěcení die Heiligung vielse; helliggørelse καθαγίαση santificación pühitsemine تفديس pyhitys sanctification הִתקַדשוּת पवित्रता proglašenje svetim, posvećenje megszentelés penyucian helgun, vígsla santificazione 神聖化 신성화 pašventinimas svētīšana; iecelšana svēto kārtā penyucian heiliging vigsling, innvielse uświęcenie پاكوالى،سپيڅلتوب تقدس santificação sanctificare освящение (po)svätenie posvetitev posvećenje helgelse, helgande การทําให้ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ takdis etme 神聖化 освячування تقدّس sự thánh hóa 神圣
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