SANCTIFY Synonyms

• 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

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

• open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building

• inscribe or address by way of compliment

• set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church

• praise, glorify, or honor

• fill with sublime emotion

• heighten or intensify

• raise in rank, character, or status

• praise, glorify, or honor

• bestow glory upon

• elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration

• cause to seem more splendid

• a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

• the state of being honored

• the quality of being honorable and having a good name

• a woman's virtue or chastity

• bestow honor or rewards upon

• show respect towards

• accept as pay

• a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side

• American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818)

• love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

• regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

• regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

• 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