sānctificō

Meaning

1. to consecrate; make holy; set aside for sacred or ceremonial use
   et benedixit diei septimo et sanctificavit illum quia in ipso cessaverat ab omni opere suo quod creavit Deus ut faceretAnd God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, Genesis 2:3:
2. to purify; to free from sin
   et haec quidam fuistis sed abluti estis sed sanctificati estis sed iustificati estis in nomine Domini nostri Iesu Christi et in Spiritu Dei nostriAnd such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, 6:11:
3. to make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice
   quia omnis creatura Dei bona et nihil reiciendum quod cum gratiarum actione percipitur: sanctificatur enim per verbum Dei et orationemFor every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayerLate 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, 4:4-5:

Conjugation conjugation 1

Origins

1. Proto-Indo-European*seh₂k-
2. Proto-Indo-European*sh₂nékti
3. Proto-Italic*sankiō
4. Proto-Italic*sanktos
5. Latinsānctificō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin sānctificō From sānctus (“holy”) + -ficō (“do, make”).

In English words that came into English from sānctificō

• sanctifysānctificō
• sanctificatesanctificatus

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