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Recent Examples of sacralize The coronation merely confirms and sacralizes his inheritance. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 5 May 2023 Winner had signed up for that life, where all knowledge was guarded, sacralized under the official regime of secrecy. Jacob Silverman, The New Republic, 13 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacralize
Verb
  • The Lions offensive line also is blessed with experience.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
  • If God blesses a nation, nothing can thwart His purpose or our success.
    Maureen Mackey, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Other attendees took photos of the reconstructed interior, which also included a new bronze altar that had been consecrated with holy water, chrism oil, incense and prayer by the archbishop during the service.
    Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2024
  • What To Watch For The cathedral will officially reopen on December 7 and the new altar will be consecrated a day later followed by a Sunday Mass.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Then, having contributed to the destruction of their careers and livelihoods, he, along with a fellow House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) informant, the screenwriter Budd Schulberg, made On the Waterfront, a film that not only defends but sanctifies informants.
    airmail.news, airmail.news, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Physicians need to adopt the habits of happiness as so eloquently delineated by Arthur Brooks: faith, family, friends, and purposeful, sanctifying work.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024

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“Sacralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacralize. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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