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sanctify
verb
Make pure or free from sin or guilt
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ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ
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verb
Make pure or free from sin or guilt
“He left the monastery purified”
verb
Give religious sanction to, such as through an oath
“Sanctify the marriage”
verb
Render holy by means of religious rites
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He left the monastery purified
Sanctify the marriage
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