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sanctified

[ sangk-tuh-fahyd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

sanctified

/ ˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪd /

First recorded in 1475–85; sanctify + -ed ²

For decades, maybe centuries (the details are murky), some people in Mexico had been venerating a kind of sanctified death figure.

Youth, beauty, apparent vigour and even the most arguable personal virtues may be sanctified by a sudden and violent death.

As settlers sanctified their vision and disregarded Jewish opposition, they divided the nation.

But it has never been sanctified, no more than any other human pursuit, from sports to politics.

An ideal sanctified by the blood of many who came before us and by those forgotten who fight in our name still.

He felt, in his sensitive way, that the two sweet-souled Englishwomen had deepened and sanctified his love for Jean.

I have commanded my sanctified ones, and have called my strong ones in my wrath, them that rejoice in my glory.

If the affections of the heart be sanctified, they will be elevated to God in every religious exercise, and especially in this.

The gods are given their portion of the family meal, the sanctified dead are recalled to take their share of the family blessings.

By the Holy Ghost they are sanctified, that they may dedicate themselves to God, and thereafter serve him.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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