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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th
sanctify
sanc·ti·fy (săngkʹtə-fī')tr.v. sanc·ti·fied, sanc·ti·fy·ing, sanc·ti·fies 1. To set apart for sacred use; consecrate. 2. To make holy; purify. 3. To give religious sanction to, as with an oath or vow: sanctify a marriage. 4. To give social or moral sanction to. 5. To make productive of holiness or spiritual blessing. [Middle English seintefien, sanctifien, from Old French saintifier, from Late Latin sānctificāre: Latin sānctus, holy, from past participle of sancīre, to consecrate; See sak- in Indo-European Roots + Latin -ficāre, -fy.] sanc'ti·fi·caʹtion (-fĭ-kāʹshən) n.sancʹti·fi'er n.
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