SACRALIZED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

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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As Edward Cullen, a vampire blessed with brooding, Byronic good looks, Pattinson captivated audiences, becoming a heartthrob for a rising generation of moviegoers.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 27 Sep. 2026
The decision blessed the Florida Legislature’s mid-decade redistricting, which diluted a majority Black district in South Florida expected to be represented come January by Democrat Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, who is white.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 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

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Her book won both a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award, and Monticello dedicated an exhibition to Sally Hemings, declaring the matter settled.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
But what the young scholar doesn’t say is that his heart has already dedicated itself, and not to the academy.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

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