as in holy
set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God
a sanctified site where the faithful believe that a young girl had visions of the Virgin Mary
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as in purged
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 blessed
to make holy through prayers or ritual
sanctify the bread for Communion
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Recent Examples of sanctified
Lauren Nicole Henley,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
America’s long struggle against racial segregation was accompanied by a righteous soundtrack of spirituals and gospel and soul music, anthems that channeled sanctified fervor into the fight for equality.
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Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
To do so in such a strictly religious environment heightens every feeling, the churning mass of erotic charge that Djukić embodies in sanctified imagery throughout.
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David Opie,
IndieWire,
4 Dec. 2025
Being a mother is perhaps the most sanctified role in human civilization.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
That was until Pope Leo inadvertently sanctified them in 2026.
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Paul Keane,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
Many Pentecostal denominations call their adherents saints and their churches sanctified.
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Lauren Nicole Henley,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
Though his win was not televised, Bernarr’s instantly memorable — and eternally sanctified — acceptance speech quickly went viral across social media.
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Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
Since sanctified churches were relatively new to Louisiana and some Pentecostal teachings – like speaking in tongues – challenged more mainstream Protestant doctrine, Pentecostalism might have contributed to the media’s reporting.
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Lauren Nicole Henley,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
America’s long struggle against racial segregation was accompanied by a righteous soundtrack of spirituals and gospel and soul music, anthems that channeled sanctified fervor into the fight for equality.
—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
To do so in such a strictly religious environment heightens every feeling, the churning mass of erotic charge that Djukić embodies in sanctified imagery throughout.
—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
4 Dec. 2025
Being a mother is perhaps the most sanctified role in human civilization.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
Like much of the first half of the episode, before the plane crash, this gala sequence is shot in silky gold colors, as if John and Carolyn had already been sanctified.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
That was until Pope Leo inadvertently sanctified them in 2026.
—
Paul Keane,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
Many Pentecostal denominations call their adherents saints and their churches sanctified.
—
Lauren Nicole Henley,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
Though his win was not televised, Bernarr’s instantly memorable — and eternally sanctified — acceptance speech quickly went viral across social media.
—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanctified
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There are flag sweaters and skate sneakers and prairie skirts; there are Cheyanne moccasins and Mennonite bonnets and the not-quite-holy Yankees baseball cap.
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The devil invades a Georgetown home, and holy men have quite the job to do on a demonic little girl.
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Doctors, following accepted practice, would likely have bled or purged an ill person for humoral balance.
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Among those purged or forced to retire have been a chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the chief of naval operations and the head of the Defense Health Agency.
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Midway through the service, the bishop blessed the shrine grounds with holy water.
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He has been blessed with terrific talent but clearly has melded that talent to win games and keep the clubhouse on the same page.
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His larger diagnosis is that the division machine has made every disagreement existential — and that once a political difference becomes sacred, people will rationalize almost anything to defeat the other side.
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But over time, and as reverence for the Revolutionary War generation grew, the political parties sought to prove themselves the truest guardians of the founding principles, transforming it from an argument for independence into a sacred document.
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And here, the researchers simply purified the translation machinery and supplied it to the SpudCells.
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The amount may be infinitesimal—white sugar and bottled water are sometimes purified with charred animal bones, for instance—but some hypersensitive alpha-gal patients avoid the risk anyway.
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In 1988, Lefebvre consecrated four bishops without papal consent.
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In Florida, which has long been ground zero for GOP experiments in education reform, there are four, three of which were consecrated by Florida Senate Bill 266 in 2023.
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On the night of June 15, a Russian drone directly hit the most venerated site for Ukraine’s majority Orthodox Christians, and indeed for much of Eastern Christendom.
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the landmark live release, Frampton recounts his history in bands The Herd and Humble Pie before striking stadium-sellout gold as a solo star with venerated guitar chops and an inventive talk box.
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“Sanctified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanctified. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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