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sanctify.

To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/UK, US
  1. To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.

    transitive
  2. To free from sin; to purify.

    transitive
  3. To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.

    transitive
  4. To endorse with religious sanction.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Anglo-Norman seintefier, from Old French saintefier, from Late Latin sānctificō, from Latin sānctus (“holy”) + faciō (“do, make”). Form altered to conform with Latin.

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