sanctify
/ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made."
- "And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God."
- "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word."
- "For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer."
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman seintefier, from Old French saintefier, from Late Latin sānctificō, from Latin sānctus (“holy”) + faciō (“do, make”). Form altered to conform with Latin.
Word Breakdown
- Root: *dʰeh₁-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/
- British English: /ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/