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sanctifieth

sanctifieth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sanctify.

Meaning of sanctify

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.

Origin of sanctifieth

From sanctify + -eth.

Questions about sanctifieth

What is sanctifieth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sanctifieth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sanctify.

Words near sanctifieth in the dictionary

  1. sanctifiedly
  2. sanctifier
  3. sanctifiers
  4. sanctifies
  5. sanctifiest
  6. sanctifieth
  7. sanctify
  8. sanctifying
  9. sanctifyingly
  10. sanctifyings
  11. sanctiloquent

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