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sanctification
sanctification
noun
Definition of SANCTIFICATION
1
the act of making something holy through religious ritual <the sacred site required another sanctification after it had been defiled by the invaders>
2
the act or fact of freeing from sin or moral guilt <the Christian belief that the suffering and death of Jesus was responsible for the sanctification of all humankind>
Synonyms cleansing, sanctification
Related Words rebirth, regeneration, restoration; grace, redemption, salvation; absolution, forgiveness, remission; acquittal, clearance, clearing, exoneration, vindication; atonement, expiation
Near Antonyms blasphemy, defilement, desecration, profanation, violation; corruption, debasement, perversion; contamination, pollution, sullying, tarnishing
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