English Synonym Finder

sanctify

Definitions

To set apart as or declare to be holy; consecrate.

To free from sin; purify.

To give official sanction or legitimacy to.

Examples

The priest performed the ritual to sanctify the new altar before the congregation.

Many believers seek to sanctify their daily lives through prayer and acts of kindness.

The ancient tradition was intended to sanctify the ground where the temple once stood.

Synonyms

consecrate bless hallow purify dedicate anoint exalt

Antonyms

desecrate profane defile pollute violate blaspheme taint