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sanctified

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sangktə fīd′)

From the verb sanctify: (⇒ conjugate)
sanctified is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sanc•ti•fied  (sangktə fīd′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Religionmade holy; consecrated:sanctified wine.
  2. sanctimonious:a sickening, sanctified smile.
  • sanctify + -ed2 1475–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sanctified /ˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪd/ adj
  1. consecrated or made holy
  2. a less common word for sanctimonious
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sanc•ti•fy /ˈsæŋktəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. Religionto make holy; bless or consecrate:to sanctify a new church.
sanc•ti•fi•ca•tion /ˌsæŋktəfɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]See -sanct-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sanc•ti•fy  (sangktə fī′),USA pronunciation v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. Religionto make holy;
    set apart as sacred;
    consecrate.
  2. Religionto purify or free from sin:Sanctify your hearts.
  3. Religionto impart religious sanction to;
    render legitimate or binding:to sanctify a vow.
  4. to entitle to reverence or respect.
  5. Religionto make productive of or conducive to spiritual blessing.
  • Latin, as above
  • Old French saintifier
  • Late Latin sānctificāre (see Sanctus, -ify); replacing Middle English seintefien
  • 1350–1400
sancti•fi′a•ble, adj. 
sancti•fi′a•ble•ness, n. 
sancti•fi′a•bly, adv. 
sanc′ti•fication, n. 
sancti•fi′er, n. 
sancti•fy′ing•ly, adv. 
    1. bless, hallow, anoint, enshrine, exalt.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sanctify /ˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied) (transitive)
  1. to make holy
  2. to free from sin; purify
  3. to sanction (an action or practice) as religiously binding: to sanctify a marriage
  4. to declare or render (something) productive of or conductive to holiness, blessing, or grace
  5. obsolete to authorize to be revered
Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin sanctificāre, from Latin sanctus holy + facere to makeˌsanctifiˈcation n ˈsanctiˌfier n
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