Associations to the word «Sanctify»
Wiktionary
SANCTIFY, verb. (transitive) To make holy; to consecrate. Set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
SANCTIFY, verb. (transitive) To free from sin; to purify.
SANCTIFY, verb. (transitive) To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.
SANCTIFY, verb. (transitive) To endorse with religious sanction.
Dictionary definition
SANCTIFY, verb. Render holy by means of religious rites.
SANCTIFY, verb. Make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.