English Explanatory Dictionary

sanctification

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.
  2. The process of making holy; hallowing, consecration.
  3. Blackmail.

Pronunciation

/saŋktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ En-au-sanctification.ogg

Word forms

sanctification sanctifications

Etymology

From Old French sanctificacion, from ecclesiastical Latin sanctificātionem, from sanctificāre (“to sanctify”).

Derived words

desanctification nonsanctification unsanctification
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