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sanctify/ˈsæŋ(k)tifai/v. tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 consecrate; set apart or observe as holy 使神圣化；奉为神圣 2 purify or free from sin 使…净化，免除罪恶 3 make legitimate or binding by religious sanction; justify; give the colour of morality or innocence to (通过宗教许可而)使…合法化；证明…为正当；证明…符合道德，证明…无罪 4 make productive of or conducive to holiness 使…产生(或传递)神恩 □ sanctification /-fiˈkeiʃ(ə)n/ n.□ sanctifier n.[Middle English via Old French saintifier from ecclesiastical Latin sanctificare, from Latin sanctus ‘holy’] |