Definition of sanctify
sanctified;
sanctifying
transitive verb
1
:to set apart to a sacred purpose or to religious use :consecrate
2
:to free from sin :purify
3 a
:to impart or impute sacredness, inviolability, or respect to
b
:to give moral or social sanction to
4
:to make productive of holiness or piety
- observe the day of the sabbath, to sanctify it
- —Deuteronomy 5:12 (Douay Version)
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