Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - sanctify
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Sanctify
sanctify
~ v 1 to make something socially or religiously acceptable or to give something official approval (sexual roles that are sanctified by marriage) 2 to make something holy - sanctification n
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(sanctifies, sanctifying, sanctified) If something is sanctified by a priest or other holy person, the priest or holy person officially approves of it, or declares it to be holy. She is trying to make amends for her marriage not being sanctified. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb (-fied; -fying) Etymology: Middle English seintefien, sanctifien, from Anglo-French seintefier, sanctifier, from Late Latin sanctificare, from Latin sanctus sacred — more at saint Date: 14th century 1. to set apart to a sacred purpose or to religious use ; consecrate 2. to free from sin ; purify 3. a. to impart or impute sacredness, inviolability, or respect to b. to give moral or social sanction to 4. to make productive of holiness or piety observe the day of the sabbath, to ~ it — Deuteronomy 5:12(Douay Version) ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 consecrate; set apart or observe as holy. 2 purify or free from sin. 3 make legitimate or binding by religious sanction; justify; give the colour of morality or innocence to. 4 make productive of or conducive to holiness. Derivatives sanctification n. sanctifier n. Etymology: ME f. OF saintifier f. eccl.L sanctificare f. L sanctus holy ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. освящать, делать священным a custom sanctified by time —- обычай, освященный временем 2. церк. причислять к лику святых 3. рел. очищать от грехов 4. церк. осенять крестом 5. книж. оправдывать; санкционировать the end sanctifies the means —- цель оправдывает средства 6. книж. окружать ореолом, возвеличивать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 14c., from L.L. sanctificare from sanctificus "make holy," from sanctus "holy" (see saint) + root of facere "make." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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