英语词汇“sanctification”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sanctifysanctify /ˈsæŋktəˌfaɪ/ verb (sanctifies, sanctified, sanctifying) [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYsanctify

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French sanctifier, from Late Latin sanctificare, from Latin sanctus; ➔ SAINT

VERB TABLE

sanctify

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	sanctify
	he, she, it	sanctifies
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	sanctified
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have sanctified
	he, she, it	has sanctified
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had sanctified
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will sanctify
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have sanctified

Continuous Form
Present	I	am sanctifying
	he, she, it	is sanctifying
	you, we, they	are sanctifying
Past	I, he, she, it	was sanctifying
	you, we, they	were sanctifying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been sanctifying
	he, she, it	has been sanctifying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been sanctifying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be sanctifying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been sanctifying

1to make something holy SYN consecrate2to make something socially or religiously acceptable, or to give something official approval: The idea of progress has been sanctified in our culture.—sanctification /ˌsæŋktəfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]