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Definition of "sanctify" [sanc•ti•fy]

  • To set apart for sacred use; consecrate. (verb-transitive)
  • To make holy; purify. (verb-transitive)
  • To give religious sanction to, as with an oath or vow: sanctify a marriage. (verb-transitive)
  • To give social or moral sanction to. (verb-transitive)
  • To make productive of holiness or spiritual blessing. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sanctify" in a sentence
  • "The simplest meaning of the word sanctify is to separate or to devote to sacred uses."
  • "The word sanctify means simply "to make holy" (L., sanctificare = sanctus, holy, + ficare, to make)."
  • "The word sanctify means “to make holy, or to set apart.”"