as in holy
set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God
a sanctified site where the faithful believe that a young girl had visions of the Virgin Mary
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as in purged
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially
received the sacrament of penance, whereby they were sanctified and restored to divine grace
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as in blessed
to make holy through prayers or ritual
sanctify the bread for Communion
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Recent Examples of sanctified
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Being a mother is perhaps the most sanctified role in human civilization.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanctified
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The King and Queen earlier met the new pontiff for the first time since his May election on Thursday morning, following their arrival in Rome the previous evening to celebrate the holy Jubilee year, which takes place every quarter of a century.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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The not-quite-musical (the Shakers were known for their frenzied singing) and not-quite-biopic was recently acquired by Searchlight, with a suitably holy Christmas Day release planned.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Miao is one of the highest-ranking CMC officials to be purged since the 1960s and is particularly significant since he was personally elevated to the CMC by Xi.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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But that won’t be the only item on the agenda, and the conclave may also include a personnel reshuffle if new officials are appointed to key roles vacated by those purged.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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Steve Coppell’s team were settled and, in Wright and Mark Bright, blessed with one of the most potent strike partnerships in the country.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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And if you’re blessed enough to receive an inheritance abroad, don’t celebrate too quickly.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Oct. 2025
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The seven pillars of society—wisdom, love, respect, bravery, honesty, humility, and truth—aren’t just words carved into sacred walls.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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For this is sacred time, time out of time, without ballast or anchor, without leash or link.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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These stem cells are purified in a lab, and then modified using an inactivated form of the virus that causes HIV.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
15 Oct. 2025
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Less pure sand can be purified by methods such as acid washing or magnetic separation.—
Aki Ishida,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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But there is more: a little way back from the water, knuckle-like boulders of sandstone or some other friable rock sharpen the ambience of a consecrated space.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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Churches are fine, but consecrated Earth is dangerous to them.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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“Sanctified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanctified. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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