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sanctification.

The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.

14 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/saŋktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
  1. The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The process of making holy; hallowing, consecration.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Blackmail.

    countable · obsolete · slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Old French sanctificacion, from ecclesiastical Latin sanctificātionem, from sanctificāre (“to sanctify”).

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