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adjective

Definition of sanctifiednext
as in holy
set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God a sanctified site where the faithful believe that a young girl had visions of the Virgin Mary

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sanctified

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verb

past tense of sanctify
1
as in purged
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially received the sacrament of penance, whereby they were sanctified and restored to divine grace

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2
as in blessed
to make holy through prayers or ritual sanctify the bread for Communion

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanctified
  1. holy
  2. purged
  3. blessed
  4. sacred
  5. consecrated
Adjective
  • The Greeks, led by King Antiochus IV, had sought to suppress Jewish religious practices, outlawed the observance of Judaism, and desecrated the holy Temple in Jerusalem.
    Gail Swedroe, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024
  • In Immaculate, Sydney Sweeney stars as Sister Cecilia, who becomes a holy figure to her fellow nuns when she’s found to be pregnant despite being a virgin.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of holy
Verb
  • And kind of purged the people around us that kind of always tried to drive wedges for petty little gains.
    Jim Ryan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Late last month, Xi purged one of his closest proteges in the military – a decades-old associate entrusted with instilling political loyalty in the PLA and vetting senior promotions.
    Nectar Gan, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of purged
Verb
  • Wrapped in more than 18 windows, the city condo is blessed with an abundance of light, and its careful (and uber-luxe) renovation gleams with custom millwork.
    Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Some versions of the tradition call for getting a pomegranate blessed while attending church, then hanging the fruit on the front door from Christmas until New Year’s.
    Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of blessed
Adjective
  • Participating in American commercial Christmas does not mean participating in the Christian faith and takes nothing away from our devout Christian friends who celebrate a sacred holiday.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The nonprofit Apache Stronghold is challenging the mine on religious grounds, and this fall asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a lawsuit filed to protect sacred Apache ground at Oak Flat, which Congress voted to trade to Rio Tinto to enable mining under it.
    Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of sacred
Adjective
  • However, the oil miraculously burned for eight days until new consecrated oil could be found.
    Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
  • That was the most moving moment of the day for Marie Capucine, 37, a consecrated virgin representing her Parisian parish of Saint Germain des Prés at the reopening.
    THOMAS ADAMSON AND SYLVIE CORBET THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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