Definizione monolingua

sanctify

sanctify (third-person singular simple present sanctifies, present participle sanctifying, simple past and past participle sanctified)

1. (transitive) To make holy; to consecrate. Set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Genesis 2:3

     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. (transitive) To free from sin; to purify.
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), 1 Corinthians 6:11

     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.

   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Ephesians 5:25-26

     Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word.

3. (transitive) To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), 1 Timothy 4:4-5

     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. (transitive) To endorse with religious sanction.

Definizione dizionario sanctify

	consacrare
	to make holy

	purificare
	to purify

	santificare
	to endorse

pulire

Altri significati:

(transitive) To free from sin; to purify.

to make acceptable or useful

(transitive) To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.

(transitive) To endorse with religious sanction.

(transitive) To make holy; to consecrate. Set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.