as in blessing
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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By visiting the Basilica and blessing the new tower, the pope follows in the footsteps of Pope Benedict XVI who in 2010 consecrated the Sagrada Familia.
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Jimmy Fallon has been blessing the New York Knicks with good humor for decades.
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Generations of cinephiles promoted a version of Agee’s catechism, consecrating Griffith as film’s supreme technical and aesthetic innovator, an almost Promethean figure.
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Rob practiced celebrating the Mass by draping a sheet over an ironing board in the basement and consecrating Necco wafers.
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But far from celebrating or sanctifying the throwing off of English rule, the story’s shocking ending portrays the patriots as a fiendish mob, and casts doubt on the bedrock American faith in prosperity.
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For King, defending a people did not mean sanctifying a state.
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So dedicating the space entirely to TV-watching is doing it a disservice, says Lindsey Walsh of Lindsey Walsh Interiors.
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John Sotter has spent decades doing exactly that, dedicating his professional life to the mission of improving floor safety and reducing the risk of injuries that can alter lives in an instant.
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“Sacralizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacralizing. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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