sanctifies

Verb

sanctify (third-person singular simple present sanctifies, present participle sanctifying, simple past and past participle sanctified)

1. (transitive) To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
   • And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 2:3

   Synonyms:

   consecrate

2. (transitive) To free from sin; to purify.
   • And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 6:11

   Synonyms:

   cleanse, purify

3. (transitive) To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.
   • For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Timothy 4:4-5
4. (transitive) To endorse with religious sanction.