sanctified
- adjective
- /ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪd/
- Formal
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santificado
- The altar was sanctified during the ceremony to prepare it for worship.
Then it compresses into, you know, the sanctified holy book and then persists for thousands of years.
- Then it compresses into, you know, the sanctified holy book and then persists for thousands of years.
- Even more than Charlemagne, he believed that he ruled over a a sanctified state.
- You know, you didn't, you know, you if you, if a black bird, if a white person came to a black church, they leave this sanctified and full of food.
Examples
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When Charlemagne was crowned by the Pope, he certainly indicated a conception of rulership sanctified by the Church.
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A Sunday or two ago, a student took us to the Sanctified Church here in Evanston.
Academic text (2001) -
We need to rise above it into the pure sanctified realm of the Spirit.
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He attracts a lot of followers from the the sanctified Holiness and Pentecostal churches.
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The text was considered sanctified by the community after being blessed by the priest.
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Many believe that animals can be sanctified through rituals performed by their owners.
Synonyms
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2.7
Connected to a god or religion and seen as special and pure
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4.6
Connected to religion and treated with great respect
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People treat a place or thing as very holy and deserving great respect
Made holy and set apart for religious use
Antonyms
How Sacred
Surface Forms
Morphology
sanctified = sanctify (transparent) = sanct + ify + ed
The adjective is a straightforward past-participial/adjectival form of 'sanctify' indicating 'made holy'.
Etymology
The word sanctified comes from the Latin word sanctus, meaning 'holy'. You can see the same root in sanctuary and saint, which helps explain the meaning: to be sanctified is to be made 'holy' or set apart for religious use.