sanctify

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From Anglo-Norman seintefier, from Old French saintefier, from Late Latin sānctificō, from Latin sānctus (“holy”) + faciō (“do, make”). Form altered to conform with Latin.

62 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: освещавам (osveštavam) — to make holy
• Dutch: heilig verklaren — to make holy
• Dutch: heiligen — to make holy
• Dutch: verheiligen — to make holy
• Dutch: wijden — to make holy
• Dutch: inwijden — to make holy
• Dutch: consacreren — to make holy
• Dutch: sancreren — to make holy
• Dutch: sacraliseren — to make holy
• Dutch: sanctificeren — to make holy
• Dutch: sanctifiëren — to make holy
• Finnish: pyhittää — to make holy
• French: consacrer — to make holy
• French: sanctifier — to make holy
• German: heiligen — to make holy
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (weihan) — to make holy
• Greek: εξαγιάζω (exagiázo) — to make holy
• Ancient Greek: ἁγιάζω (hagiázō) — to make holy
• Italian: consacrare — to make holy
• Latin: consecro — to make holy
• Lithuanian: pašventinti — to make holy
• Macedonian: освети (osveti) — to make holy
• Macedonian: осветува (osvetuva) — to make holy
• Māori: whakatapu — to make holy
• Māori: whakataputapu — to make holy
• Norwegian: vigsle — to make holy
• Norwegian: helliggjøre — to make holy
• Portuguese: santificar — to make holy
• Portuguese: consagrar — to make holy
• Quechua: willkachay — to make holy
• Russian: освяща́ть (osvjaščátʹ) — to make holy
• Russian: освяти́ть (osvjatítʹ) — to make holy
• Scottish Gaelic: naomhaich — to make holy
• Spanish: santificar — to make holy
• Swedish: helga — to make holy
• Tok Pisin: tambuim — to make holy
• Turkish: kutsamak — to make holy
• Bulgarian: очиствам от греховете (očistvam ot grehovete) — to purify
• Dutch: zuiveren — to purify
• Dutch: louteren — to purify
• Finnish: puhdistaa — to purify
• Finnish: vapauttaa — to purify
• Italian: purificare — to purify
• Japanese: 浄化する (jōka suru) — to purify
• Lithuanian: apvalyti — to purify
• Macedonian: прочисти (pročisti) — to purify
• Macedonian: прочистува (pročistuva) — to purify
• Norwegian: rense — to purify
• Norwegian: tilgi — to purify
• Russian: очища́ть (očiščátʹ) — to purify
• Russian: очи́стить (očístitʹ) — to purify
• Spanish: santificar — to purify
• Turkish: kutsamak — to purify
• Dutch: verschonen — to make acceptable or useful
• Finnish: pyhittää — to make acceptable or useful
• Dutch: ruggensteunen — to endorse
• Italian: santificare — to endorse
• Norwegian: velsigne — to endorse
• Russian: санкциони́ровать (sankcionírovatʹ) — to endorse
• Russian: одобря́ть (odobrjátʹ) — to endorse
• Russian: одо́брить (odóbritʹ) — to endorse
• Spanish: santificar — to endorse