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 Synonyms for sanctified
Adjective
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Anyone in our era, that was a holy grail: to get to play college basketball.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025 -
So why, at the holiest moment of the week, do Jewish parents pass on a blessing from a grandfather to two otherwise obscure grandchildren? Because the Bible is revealing something profound about human flourishing.—
Mark Gerson,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2025
Verb
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And kind of purged the people around us that kind of always tried to drive wedges for petty little gains.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Late last month, Xi purged one of his closest proteges in the military – a decades-old associate entrusted with instilling political loyalty in the PLA and vetting senior promotions.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN,
15 Dec. 2024
Verb
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An ordinary guy like me can be blessed with an extraordinary opportunity like this.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Tatum said he has been blessed to play under Stevens, Udoka and Mazzulla.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In today’s America, where so much energy is spent dividing us, Forever reminds us what actually holds us together: love, care, and the sacred duty of raising the next generation.—
Richard Fowler,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The woman of the house lights the Shabbat candles, ushering in the sacred day.—
Mark Gerson,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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Until her late 20s, Isabella had never even considered a consecrated life.—
Lamorna Ash,
The Dial,
6 May 2025
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However, the oil miraculously burned for eight days until new consecrated oil could be found.—
Chris Sims,
The Indianapolis Star,
13 Dec. 2024
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“Sanctified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanctified. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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