as in to bless
to make holy through prayers or ritual
sacralizing the cohabitation of a man and a woman by means of the marriage ceremony
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Recent Examples of sacralize
The coronation merely confirms and sacralizes his inheritance.
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Matt Ford, The New Republic, 5 May 2023
Matt Ford, The New Republic, 5 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacralize
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Residents of Northern California might perk up their ears at the inclusion of the Columbia River Gorge, a rugged and waterfall-blessed region in Oregon and Washington that’s within striking range.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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And if she's found happiness, God bless.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Rob practiced celebrating the Mass by draping a sheet over an ironing board in the basement and consecrating Necco wafers.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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The zenith of the SSPX’s feud with the Vatican followed Lefebvre’s decision in 1988 to illicitly consecrate four bishops without Rome’s approval and in explicit disregard of warnings from then-Pope John Paul II.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Aug. 2025
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Smith helped sanctify Bieber’s public rehabilitations, officiated his wedding, and is now godfather to the Biebers’ baby son, Jack Blues.—
Sam Kestenbaum,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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These are the kinds of faces O’Rourke foregrounds, similarly centering the quotidian to sanctifying effect.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Sacralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacralize. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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