sanctify

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

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.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  purify, purge, consecrate, bless, hallow
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrate