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presanctified

presanctified adjective: sanctified in advance: applied to the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, a liturgical service of the Byzantine Rite, performed on the weekdays of Great Lent wherein communion is received from Gifts (the Body and Blood of Christ) that are consecrated in advance.

Adjective

presanctified (not comparable)

  1. Sanctified in advance: applied to the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, a liturgical service of the Byzantine Rite, performed on the weekdays of Great Lent wherein communion is received from Gifts (the Body and Blood of Christ) that are consecrated in advance.

Origin of presanctified

From pre- + sanctified.

Questions about presanctified

What does presanctified mean?
Presanctified means sanctified in advance: applied to the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, a liturgical service of the Byzantine Rite, performed on the weekdays of Great Lent wherein communion is received from Gifts (the Body and Blood of Christ) that are consecrated in advance.
What part of speech is presanctified?
Presanctified is an adjective.

Words near presanctified in the dictionary

  1. presagious
  2. presale
  3. presales
  4. presalvation
  5. presampling
  6. presanctified
  7. presanctify
  8. presanction
  9. presanctions
  10. presanitary
  11. presarcopenia

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