sanctification

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

Christian theology

the process of making holy

• Bulgarian: освещаване n (osveštavane)
• Catalan: santificació f
• French: sanctification (fr) f
• Galician: santificación (gl) f
• Hebrew: קידוש (he) m
• Italian: santificazione (it) f
• Latin: sānctificātiō f
• Macedonian: осветување n (osvetuvanje)
• Portuguese: santificação (pt) f
• Spanish: santificación f

French

Etymology

From Late Latin sānctificātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑ̃k.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

sanctification f (plural sanctifications)

1. sanctification

Further reading

• “sanctification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.