Synonyms of sanctified

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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
• blest
• revered
• liturgical
• blessed
• religious
• sacrosanct
• sacral
• biblical
• hallowed
• consecrate
• ceremonial
• spiritual
• worshiped
• 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
• blest
• hallowed
• sacralized
• baptised
• purified
• devoted
• baptized
• spiritualized
• cleansed
• canonized
• exorcised
• chastened
• exorcized
• 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