- to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
- to purify or free from sin: Sanctify your hearts.
- to impart religious sanction to; render legitimate or binding: to sanctify a vow.
- to entitle to reverence or respect.
- to make productive of or conducive to spiritual blessing.
- to make holy
- to free from sin; purify
- to sanction (an action or practice) as religiously binding
- to declare or render (something) productive of or conductive to holiness, blessing, or grace
- to authorize to be revered