sanctify
verb
[ ˈsaŋ(k)tɪfʌɪ ]
• set apart as or declare holy; consecrate.
• "a small shrine was built to sanctify the site"
Similar:
consecrate,
make holy,
make sacred,
bless,
hallow,
set apart,
dedicate to God,
anoint,
ordain,
canonize,
beatify,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French saintifier (influenced later by sanctifier ), from ecclesiastical Latin sanctificare, from Latin sanctus ‘holy’.
