Associations to the word «Sanctifying»

Wiktionary

SANCTIFY, verb. (transitive) To make holy; to consecrate. Set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
SANCTIFY, verb. (transitive) To free from sin; to purify.
SANCTIFY, verb. (transitive) To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.
SANCTIFY, verb. (transitive) To endorse with religious sanction.

Dictionary definition

SANCTIFY, verb. Render holy by means of religious rites.
SANCTIFY, verb. Make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke