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- [sangk-tuh-fahy]
- /ˈsæŋk təˌfaɪ/
- /ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sangk-tuh-fahy]
- /ˈsæŋk təˌfaɪ/
Definitions of sanctify word
- verb with object sanctify to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate. 1
- verb with object sanctify to purify or free from sin: Sanctify your hearts. 1
- verb with object sanctify to impart religious sanction to; render legitimate or binding: to sanctify a vow. 1
- verb with object sanctify to entitle to reverence or respect. 1
- verb with object sanctify to make productive of or conducive to spiritual blessing. 1
- transitive verb sanctify make sacred 1
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Origin of sanctify
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; < Late Latin sānctificāre (see Sanctus, -ify); replacing Middle English seintefien < Old French saintifier < Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Sanctify
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sanctify popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sanctify
verb sanctify
- aerified — to aerate.
- aerify — to change or cause to change into a gas
- anoint — To anoint someone means to put oil or water on a part of their body, usually for religious reasons.
- beatify — When the Catholic church beatifies someone who is dead, it declares officially that they were a holy person, usually as the first step towards making them a saint.
- bless — When someone such as a priest blesses people or things, he asks for God's favour and protection for them.
Antonyms for sanctify
verb sanctify
- abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- bang up — When a prisoner is banged up, they are put in prison and locked in a cell.
- bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
- beggared — a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
- beggaring — a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
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