Synonyms of sanctifying

sanctifying

verb

present participle of sanctify

1

as in purging

to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially

received the sacrament of penance, whereby they were sanctified and restored to divine grace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• purging
• purifying
• healing
• cleansing
• restoring
• improving
• amending
• refining
• regenerating
• elevating
• uplifting
• ennobling
• vindicating
• clearing
• acquitting
• exonerating
• absolving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• degrading
• corrupting
• debasing
• staining
• defiling
• perverting
• debauching
• warping
• demeaning
• poisoning
• profaning
• depraving
• prostituting
• tarnishing
• sullying

2

as in blessing

to make holy through prayers or ritual

sanctify the bread for Communion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blessing
• consecrating
• hallowing
• sacralizing
• dedicating
• spiritualizing
• devoting
• baptising
• purifying
• baptizing
• cleansing
• exorcizing
• canonizing
• exorcising
• chastening
• expurgating
• lustrating
• committing
• reconsecrating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defiling
• desecrating
• profaning
• violating
• polluting
• soiling
• dirtying
• tainting
• punishing
• desanctifying
• fouling
• desacralizing
• cursing
• blaspheming
• deconsecrating
• damning
• condemning
• cussing
• casting out
• execrating