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as in to purge
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 to bless
to make holy through prayers or ritual
sanctify the bread for Communion
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Recent Examples of sanctify
In Gaza, addressing famine means sanctifying life instead of normalizing violent death.
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Karl Vick, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
If you were seated at her Met Gala, you weren’t just seen—you were sanctified.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
In Kahane’s theology, Jewish weakness was the sacrilege, and Jewish strength sanctified God.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
G‑d’s purpose in creating the world was that all of creation be sanctified, imbuing it with holiness and spirituality.
—Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
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Karl Vick, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
If you were seated at her Met Gala, you weren’t just seen—you were sanctified.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
In Kahane’s theology, Jewish weakness was the sacrilege, and Jewish strength sanctified God.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
G‑d’s purpose in creating the world was that all of creation be sanctified, imbuing it with holiness and spirituality.
—Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanctify
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Then Prime Minister Fumio Kishida purged those officials and pledged to cut his party’s ties to the group – but the damage was done, sowing deep public suspicion toward the LDP.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Constitution does not require schools to purge complexity from learning.—
Stephana Ferrell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
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Residents of Northern California might perk up their ears at the inclusion of the Columbia River Gorge, a rugged and waterfall-blessed region in Oregon and Washington that’s within striking range.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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And if she's found happiness, God bless.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The team used vacuum or micro-injection techniques The team with LLNL’s Nuclear and Chemical Sciences (NACS) Division, developed the radiochemical techniques to purify target material.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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In the final step of the process, the paste is thawed and purified into a liquid at a high temperature.—
Alice Park,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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Rob practiced celebrating the Mass by draping a sheet over an ironing board in the basement and consecrating Necco wafers.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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The zenith of the SSPX’s feud with the Vatican followed Lefebvre’s decision in 1988 to illicitly consecrate four bishops without Rome’s approval and in explicit disregard of warnings from then-Pope John Paul II.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Sanctify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanctify. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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