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as in consecration
the act of making something holy through religious ritual
the sacred site required another sanctification after it had been defiled by the invaders
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as in purification
the act or fact of freeing from sin or moral guilt
the Christian belief that the suffering and death of Jesus was responsible for the sanctification of all humankind
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Recent Examples of sanctification
This sanctification was a crucial step in including medicine as its own advanced degree program at the first universities that were established around 1200 in Europe.
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Meg Leja, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
Doing so is not a violation but a sanctification of Shabbat.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2021
There is so much sanctification that goes on in the wake of somebody’s death where people want to put him on a pedestal.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 15 July 2021
Needless to say, the sanctification of a culture of long hours means the law is flouted, particularly in industries such as technology.
—Enrique Dans, Forbes, 15 June 2021
The sanctification of Kamala Harris over the last week is just another indication of the corruption of the mainstream media and the importance of credible voices pushing back.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 15 Aug. 2020
To Etty, the sanctification of life meant pouring every drop of energy into the community.
—Elizabeth Svoboda, Longreads, 30 Apr. 2020
In the ‘high church of style’ cables are ritually cut and their very absence is a symbol of sanctification.
—Virginia Postrel, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2013
Meg Leja, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
Doing so is not a violation but a sanctification of Shabbat.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2021
There is so much sanctification that goes on in the wake of somebody’s death where people want to put him on a pedestal.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 15 July 2021
Needless to say, the sanctification of a culture of long hours means the law is flouted, particularly in industries such as technology.
—Enrique Dans, Forbes, 15 June 2021
The sanctification of Kamala Harris over the last week is just another indication of the corruption of the mainstream media and the importance of credible voices pushing back.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 15 Aug. 2020
To Etty, the sanctification of life meant pouring every drop of energy into the community.
—Elizabeth Svoboda, Longreads, 30 Apr. 2020
In the ‘high church of style’ cables are ritually cut and their very absence is a symbol of sanctification.
—Virginia Postrel, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanctification
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France would then be confronted with the consecration through high political office of the extreme right, an idea held unthinkable ever since the Vichy government ruled France in collaboration with the Nazis between 1940 and 1944.Roger Cohen, New York Times, 10 June 2024
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So just to give you a small example, after the consecration of the Ayodhya temple, now there is a demand to return not just two other major temples, Kashi and Mathura, but probably about 4,000 other shrines, and there is a lot of local activism on that ground.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2024
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That’s why investing in a reliable water purification system is so important.New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2024
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One caveat: To achieve that level of air purification, the NeverChange must be at its highest setting, which is to say its loudest setting.Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
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Ani and Ivan are each searching for a kind of salvation that the myth of America promises.Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
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White Christian evangelicals emphasize personal salvation and strict social norms around gender.Axios, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Sanctification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanctification. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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