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unsanctifying

unsanctifying is the present participle and gerund of unsanctify.

Meaning of unsanctify

Verb

unsanctify (third-person singular simple present unsanctifies, present participle unsanctifying, simple past and past participle unsanctified)

  1. (transitive) To reduce from a holy condition; to make profane.

Adjective

unsanctifying (not comparable)

  1. That does not sanctify.

Questions about unsanctifying

What does unsanctifying mean?
Unsanctifying means that does not sanctify.
What is unsanctifying the present participle and gerund of?
Unsanctifying is the present participle and gerund of unsanctify.
What part of speech is unsanctifying?
Unsanctifying is an adjective.

Words near unsanctifying in the dictionary

  1. unsanctified
  2. unsanctifiedly
  3. unsanctifiedness
  4. unsanctifies
  5. unsanctify
  6. unsanctifying
  7. unsanctimonious
  8. unsanctimoniously
  9. unsanctimoniousness
  10. unsanction
  11. unsanctionability

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