sanctify

大学 FREQ #44550

vt. 使神圣, 奉献给神, 使成为神圣之物

发音

UK /ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/
US /ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/
AU

词形变化

sanctified sanctifies 三单 sanctifies sanctifiest sanctifieth sanctifying sanctifying 现在分词 sanctified 过去式 sanctified 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

使圣洁；使神圣化；把…奉献给神；认可

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To free from sin; to purify.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.

    及物
  4. 4.

    To endorse with religious sanction.

    及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 6

bless purge purify sanction consecrate hallow

上位词 7

okay change approve declare alter modify sanction

下位词 4

lustrate reconsecrate spiritualise spiritualize

词源

From Anglo-Norman seintefier, from Old French saintefier, from Late Latin sānctificō, from Latin sānctus (“holy”) + faciō (“do, make”). Form altered to conform with Latin.

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