SACRALIZE Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

sacralize

verb

ˈsa-krə-ˌlīz

Definition of sacralize

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. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 5 May 2023

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Jon asks, suggesting a name and/or laying the groundwork for his priest father to come and bless the child.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 July 2026
One of her most significant feats was leading a team of artists over the course of a decade to illustrate a massive New Testament Bible written by hand in the Old Georgian language — an endeavor blessed by the Georgian Patriarch himself.

— The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of bless

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The Vatican declared the group of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide in schism after the SSPX consecrated four bishops in Switzerland without Pope Leo XIV’s approval this month.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
On July 2, the Vatican decreed the excommunication of the SSPX’s bishops and priests, one day after the group consecrated four new bishops in Switzerland without the pope’s consent.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026

Definition of consecrate

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To say that the Union was sacred and the touchstone of democracy was to strengthen slavery by sanctifying the state that protected it.

— Dominic Erdozain, Time, 3 July 2026
The cruelest dimension of this is that a Christianity hijacked by the evangelical right now seeks to sanctify that mythology in the name of God.

— Otis Moss III, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026

Definition of sanctify

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