sacralized

verb

past tense of sacralize
as in blessed
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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  1. blessed
  2. consecrated
  3. sanctified
  4. dedicated
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  • Charlotte is blessed with a bounty of bakeries stocking fresh cakes, cupcakes, croissants and other treats to soothe your sweet tooth.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Not for nothing has White Barn Inn been blessed with just about every hospitality and dining award possible—from the endless applause of regional magazines and AAA five diamond ratings to a spot on Traveler's Gold List.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of blessed
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  • The King’s wife, Queen Mette-Marit, is also expected to be consecrated during the ceremony.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Still, there were only eight African Anglican clergy in Kenya by 1920, and the first Kenyan bishops would not be consecrated until 1955.
    — Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of consecrated
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  • Guns became sacred, and violence was increasingly justified, if not sanctified.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The church has always preached that humans are created in God’s image; by assuming the messy fragility of human form, God’s son sanctified human experience.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of sanctified
Verb
  • Which brought the evening back to Steinem, to whom von Furstenberg dedicated the entire soirée.
    — Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • One of the city’s oldest parks, the downtown square between Olive and Hill streets was first dedicated in 1866 as La Plaza Abaja.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of dedicated
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“Sacralized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacralized. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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