sanctify

Verb
  1. Render holy by means of religious rites (synset 200868366)
    is a type of: declare - state emphatically and authoritatively
    subtypes: reconsecrate - consecrate anew, as after a desecration
    same as: bless, consecrate, hallow
  2. Make pure or free from sin or guilt (synset 200476750)
    "he left the monastery purified"
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    subtypes:
    • spiritualise, spiritualize - purify from the corrupting influences of the world
    • lustrate - purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials
    same as: purge, purify

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