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English word sanctify comes from Latin facere, Latin sanctus, and later Old French saintefier (To canonize (make into a saint).)
facere (Latin)
sanctus (Latin)
(Late Latin) A person who is officially proclaimed as having lived a life of heroic virtue.. (Late Latin) A saint; person who lives a holy and virtuous life.. (Late Latin) A title given to (2), usually capitalized, prefixed to the person's name.
-fico (Latin)
Forms factitive, causative, or other verbs from the roots of nouns and adjectives.
sanctifico (Late Latin)
sanctifico (Latin)
I consecrate; make holy; set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.. I make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.. I purify; I free from sin.
saintefier (Old French)
To canonize (make into a saint).
seintefier (Anglo-Norman)
sanctify (English)
(transitive) To endorse with religious sanction.. (transitive) To free from sin; to purify.. (transitive) To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.. (transitive) To make holy; to consecrate. Set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.