1
as in to purge
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 to bless
to make holy through prayers or ritual
sanctify the bread for Communion
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Recent Examples of sanctify
By promoting dissimulation and sanctifying mendacity, Trump’s tsarist regime works to silence knowledge.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
After the film climaxes in a predictable shootout, the title character − a Mexican cartel leader who undergoes gender-affirming surgery and is reborn as an activist − is sanctified and immortalized.
—Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
God is so intimately present to his friends, the saints, that their very bodies are sanctified by his presence.
—Therese Cory, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
Then, having contributed to the destruction of their careers and livelihoods, he, along with a fellow House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) informant, the screenwriter Budd Schulberg, made On the Waterfront, a film that not only defends but sanctifies informants.
—airmail.news, 23 Nov. 2024
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
After the film climaxes in a predictable shootout, the title character − a Mexican cartel leader who undergoes gender-affirming surgery and is reborn as an activist − is sanctified and immortalized.
—Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
God is so intimately present to his friends, the saints, that their very bodies are sanctified by his presence.
—Therese Cory, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
Then, having contributed to the destruction of their careers and livelihoods, he, along with a fellow House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) informant, the screenwriter Budd Schulberg, made On the Waterfront, a film that not only defends but sanctifies informants.
—airmail.news, 23 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanctify
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In early April, Hegseth purged 400 books from the Naval Academy library on race relations, gender, and sexuality.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum and party allies have said the elections are a way to purge the court system of corruption in a country that has long faced high levels of impunity.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 June 2025
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Earlier this month, people in around 16 different states were blessed with the opportunity to see the swirling green, red and purple lights.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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The South is blessed with a bounty of delicious mayonnaise brands, each with their own evangelistic bands of fervent followers.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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Amethyst, with its calming and purifying properties, is another great crystal for pairing with cannabis.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
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The inactivated viruses are then purified and mixed into a shot or nasal spray.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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He was ordained a priest days before his 33rd birthday and was consecrated as an auxiliary bishop of his hometown of Buenos Aires in 1992.—
Christine Rousselle,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Later that evening, Rocky himself made an appearance, effectively consecrating his own corner of the fair and Design.Space as a whole.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Sanctify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanctify. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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