SANCTIFIED Synonyms

• solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose

• made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use

• devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose

• solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose

• worthy of religious veneration

• belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power

• a sacred place of pilgrimage

• free of extraneous elements of any kind

• (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black

• (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless

• without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

• free from discordant qualities

• concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied

• in a state of sexual virginity

• concerned with religion or religious purposes

• worthy of respect or dedication

• made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use

• worthy of religious veneration

• (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person

• remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation

• make pure or free from sin or guilt

• become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin

• solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose

• appoint to a clerical posts

• give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

• dedicate to a deity by a vow

• render holy by means of religious rites

• render holy by means of religious rites

• remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation

• make pure or free from sin or guilt

• become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin

• give a benediction to

• confer prosperity or happiness on

• make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

• render holy by means of religious rites

• clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

• purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins

• the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge

• an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements

• an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place

• oust politically

• clear of a charge

• make pure or free from sin or guilt

• rid of impurities

• rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

• eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

• excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)

• formal and explicit approval

• a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards

• official permission or approval

• the act of final authorization

• give sanction to

• give authority or permission to

• give religious sanction to, such as through an oath