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Sanctify meaning
To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use. | To free from sin; to purify. | To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.
Example sentences (15)
Ephesians 5:25-27 tells us, “Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for it; that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Word.
The document called for bishops to exercise their mandate to teach, govern and sanctify through greater engagement with members of their local community.
How can power be fragmented to prevent any faction from dominating or oppressing a rival to sanctify liberty and the march of the mind?
When, like Hillary Clinton, we sanctify the murderous state, we enable it to murder, rob, and con another day, and another.
For example, we sanctify procreation with laws of family purity and we sanctity eating with blessings of thanksgiving.
Urging women to cover their bodies should not be mistaken to oppressing their feminism but rather to elevate and sanctify it.
Francis then made clear he would not sanctify transgender people.
Until the Temple is built, it is not possible to sanctify anything to the Temple,” Rabbi Weiss explained.
Years & Years’ new single Sanctify is out now.
As a grim reminder of those times, there is even a prayer in the Jewish liturgy for "when the knife is at the throat", for those dying "to sanctify God's Name".
Before transcribing any of the divine titles or name he prepares mentally to sanctify them.
Committing themselves completely to each other, a Catholic husband and wife strive to sanctify each other, bring children into the world, and educate them in the Catholic way of life.
It appears consistent to me to apply every remedy that comes within the range of my knowledge, and to ask my Father in Heaven, in the name of Jesus Christ, to sanctify that application to the healing of my body.
The priests declare that virtue and righteousness will sanctify life and make mortals like gods (" Wenn Tugend und Gerechtigkeit main").
The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify.