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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
sanctify .
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Examples
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This ineffable name sanctifies the stone upon which it is engraved as the symbol of the Grand Architect.
The Symbolism of Freemasonry Albert G. Mackey
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The presence of a believer in the home sets it apart ( "sanctifies") and gives to it a Christian influence that can bring the unbelieving partner and children to Christ.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows Afryea 2010
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By cleaning the body from the inside out, fasting sanctifies it, declaring it a sacred vessel deemed worthy of the reception of communion or initiation or blessing.
Donna Henes: Lent: Hungering For Spirit Donna Henes 2011
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As Glick points out, "Female blood contaminates, male blood sanctifies."
Miriam Pollack: Circumcision: Identity, Gender And Power Miriam Pollack 2011
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Oh, in the name of Saint Patrick, banish the snakes of ignorance from the Isle of our Incertitude and tell us, like a good chap, before the Guinness takes hold and we fall upon each other with shillelaghs and bring the question to decision in the time-honored way which this day itself sanctifies.
The Volokh Conspiracy » European Languages Outside Europe 2010
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By cleaning the body from the inside out, fasting sanctifies it, declaring it a sacred vessel deemed worthy of the reception of communion or initiation or blessing.
Donna Henes: Lent: Hungering For Spirit Donna Henes 2011
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Mary Jane Minkin , a professor of ob/gyn at Yale University School of Medicine, says that with the older women she sees in her private practice, "I'm discussing their general health, health habits, weight, exercise regimens, smoking, sexual issues — all of it important — but what sanctifies the visit is the pelvic exam."
Questioning the Need for Routine Pelvic Exam Melinda Beck 2011
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As Glick points out, "Female blood contaminates, male blood sanctifies."
Miriam Pollack: Circumcision: Identity, Gender And Power Miriam Pollack 2011
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Ghost belongs to the same necrophiliac genre as Truly Madly Deeply: it may want to celebrate romance but it actually sanctifies loss.
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By cleaning the body from the inside out, fasting sanctifies it, declaring it a sacred vessel deemed worthy of the reception of communion or initiation or blessing.
Donna Henes: Lent: Hungering For Spirit Donna Henes 2011
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