sanctifies
Meaning of sanctifies
verb, 3rd person present
- set apart as or declare holy; consecrate.
a small shrine was built to sanctify the site
late Middle English: from Old French saintifier (influenced later by sanctifier ), from ecclesiastical Latin sanctificare, from Latin sanctus ‘holy’.
Information about sanctifies
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of sanctifies is: sanctify.
- Languages in which sanctifies is used:
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Hyphenation of sanctifies
sanc-ti-fies
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- sanctifies is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
sanctifies synonyms
Meaning ordain (someone) to a sacred office, typically that of bishop:
Meaning (of God or some notional higher power) endow someone with (a particular cherished thing or attribute):
Meaning honour as holy:
Meaning ceremonially confer divine or holy office upon (a priest or monarch) by smearing or rubbing with oil:
Meaning make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders on:
Meaning (in the Roman Catholic Church) officially declare (a dead person) to be a saint:
Meaning (in the Roman Catholic Church) announce the beatification of:
Words that rhyme with sanctifies
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