sanctify

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/    美 /ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use. transitive
    — And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
  2. To free from sin; to purify. transitive
    — And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
  3. To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice. transitive
    — For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
  4. To endorse with religious sanction. transitive

词形变化

sanctifies present,singular,third-person sanctifying participle,present sanctified participle,past sanctified past

词汇关系

近义词
hallow
反义词
profane
衍生词
desanctify resanctify sanctifiable sanctifyingly unsanctifiable unsanctify
相关词
sanctification sanctifier

词源

From Anglo-Norman seintefier, from Old French saintefier, from Late Latin sānctificō, from Latin sānctus (“holy”) + faciō (“do, make”). Form altered to conform with Latin.
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