v.tr. (-ies, -ied)
1. consecrate; set apart or observe as holy.
2 purify or free from sin.
3 make legitimate or binding by religious sanction; justify; give the colour of morality or innocence to.
4 make productive of or conducive to holiness.
Derivatives:
sanctification n. sanctifier n.
Etymology: ME f. OF saintifier f. eccl.L sanctificare f. L sanctus holy