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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Your 5th House of Theatricality is blessed by today’s conjunction between the Sun and Saturn, empowering play into something that can build useful skills.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026 -
After the ritual offerings are blessed by Swasthani, devotees give a portion to their husband.—
Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
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Even if all these sunny promises are enshrined in contracts, built into budgets, and consecrated with good intentions, there are still plenty of ways the whole project could go kerflooey.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Feb. 2026
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Like much of the first half of the episode, before the plane crash, this gala sequence is shot in silky gold colors, as if John and Carolyn had already been sanctified.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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That was until Pope Leo inadvertently sanctified them in 2026.—
Paul Keane,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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Most dedicated our lives to raising families, and to a more incremental, peaceful type of change.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Statue of Liberty in New York, dedicated by President Grover Cleveland on October 28, 1886, and cared for by the NPS since 1933, requires a ferry trip and lots of stair climbing for those who want the crown view.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Sacralized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacralized. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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