Synonyms of sanctified

sanctified 1 of 2

adjective

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holy
• sacred
• consecrated
• venerated
• revered
• liturgical
• blessed
• sacrosanct
• sacral
• religious
• consecrate
• biblical
• hallowed
• spiritual
• ceremonial
• ritual
• sacramental
• adored
• worshipped
• enshrined
• scriptural
• priestly
• glorified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unconsecrated
• unhallowed
• secular
• deconsecrated
• desacralized
• earthly
• nonreligious
• worldly
• temporal
• unspiritual
• profane
• mundane

sanctified

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verb

past tense of sanctify

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• purged
• purified
• cleansed
• healed
• restored
• refined
• improved
• amended
• regenerated
• elevated
• acquitted
• ennobled
• vindicated
• uplifted
• cleared
• exonerated
• absolved

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stained
• defiled
• degraded
• corrupted
• perverted
• debased
• warped
• poisoned
• depraved
• demeaned
• debauched
• tarnished
• profaned
• prostituted
• sullied

2

as in blessed

to make holy through prayers or ritual

sanctify the bread for Communion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blessed
• consecrated
• dedicated
• hallowed
• sacralized
• baptized
• purified
• devoted
• cleansed
• canonized
• spiritualized
• exorcised
• chastened
• lustrated
• expurgated
• committed
• reconsecrated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defiled
• desecrated
• profaned
• violated
• polluted
• tainted
• soiled
• desacralized
• dirtied
• deconsecrated
• desanctified
• cursed
• punished
• fouled
• damned
• condemned
• blasphemed
• execrated
• cussed
• cast out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sanctified

Adjective

But at the back of the hotel, on the Rue Cambon, Petit Bar became a kind of jewelled artifice, a sanctified space. — David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Since sanctified churches were relatively new to Louisiana and some Pentecostal teachings – like speaking in tongues – challenged more mainstream Protestant doctrine, Pentecostalism might have contributed to the media’s reporting. — Lauren Nicole Henley, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026

America’s long struggle against racial segregation was accompanied by a righteous soundtrack of spirituals and gospel and soul music, anthems that channeled sanctified fervor into the fight for equality. — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026

To do so in such a strictly religious environment heightens every feeling, the churning mass of erotic charge that Djukić embodies in sanctified imagery throughout. — David Opie, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025

Being a mother is perhaps the most sanctified role in human civilization. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025

Verb

Guns became sacred, and violence was increasingly justified, if not sanctified. — 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, 10 Aug. 2026

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

That was until Pope Leo inadvertently sanctified them in 2026. — Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026

Many Pentecostal denominations call their adherents saints and their churches sanctified. — Lauren Nicole Henley, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026

Though his win was not televised, Bernarr’s instantly memorable — and eternally sanctified — acceptance speech quickly went viral across social media. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019