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sanctification

/saŋktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

sanctification noun: the (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.

Noun

sanctification (countable and uncountable, plural sanctifications)

  1. 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. (obsolete, slang) Blackmail.

Forms of sanctification

pluralsanctifications

Origin of sanctification

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

Words formed from sanctification

Questions about sanctification

What does sanctification mean?
Sanctification means the (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.
What part of speech is sanctification?
Sanctification is a noun.
How do you pronounce sanctification?
Sanctification is pronounced /saŋktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/.
What is the plural of sanctification?
The plural of sanctification is sanctifications.

Words near sanctification in the dictionary

  1. sanctifiableness
  2. sanctificate
  3. sanctificated
  4. sanctificates
  5. sanctificating
  6. sanctification
  7. sanctificational
  8. sanctifications
  9. sanctified
  10. sanctifiedly
  11. sanctifier

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