noun the act of consecrating, or of setting apart for a sacred purpose; consecration.
2. sanctification ·noun the act of sanctifying or making holy; the state of being sanctified or made holy;.
3. sanctification ·noun the act of god's grace by which the affections of men are purified, or alienated from sin and the world, and exalted to a supreme love to god; also, the state of being thus purified or sanctified.