sanctification

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English

Etymology

From Old French sanctificacion, from ecclesiastical Latin sanctificātionem, from sanctificāre (“to sanctify”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saŋktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
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Noun

sanctification (countable and uncountable, plural sanctifications)

  1. (theology) The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.
  2. The process of making holy; hallowing, consecration.
  3. (slang, obsolete) Blackmail.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Late Latin sānctificātiōnem.

Pronunciation

Noun

sanctification f (plural sanctifications)

  1. sanctification

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