Definition for Sanctification:

• a religious ceremony in which something is made holy

Synonyms for Sanctification:

• n.

  •act (noun)
  • sanctification.
  •baptism (noun)
  • dunking,
  • ablution,
  • dedication,
  • ritual,
  • introduction,
  • purge,
  • sprinkling,
  • rite of passage,
  • christening,
  • purgation,
  • debut.
  •benediction (noun)
  • beatitude,
  • amen,
  • favor,
  • thanks,
  • thanksgiving,
  • invocation,
  • approval,
  • okay,
  • Benedictus,
  • consecration,
  • praise,
  • laying on of hands,
  • grace,
  • blessing,
  • orison,
  • benisons,
  • gratitude,
  • approbation,
  • benison.
  •consecration (noun)
  • anointment.
  •permission (noun)
  • rubber stamp,
  • imprimatur,
  • concurrence,
  • letting,
  • condonation,
  • permit,
  • recognition,
  • indulgence,
  • assent,
  • sanction,
  • concession,
  • acknowledgment,
  • leave,
  • tolerance,
  • avowal,
  • dispensation,
  • verification,
  • admission,
  • privilege,
  • acceptance,
  • liberty,
  • acquiescence,
  • carte blanche,
  • freedom,
  • endorsement,
  • agreement,
  • promise,
  • license,
  • allowance.
  •piety (noun)
  • dutifulness,
  • fidelity,
  • superstitiousness,
  • prayerfulness,
  • religiousness,
  • devoutness,
  • piety,
  • christianity,
  • obedience,
  • reverence,
  • holiness,
  • cultism,
  • solemnity,
  • devotion,
  • piousness,
  • worshipfulness,
  • sanctimoniousness,
  • faithfulness,
  • fealty,
  • dogmatism.
  •purification (noun)
  • Laving,
  • atonement,
  • distillation,
  • refinement,
  • forgiveness,
  • rebirth,
  • regeneration,
  • washing,
  • bathing,
  • purifying,
  • catharsis.
  •religion (noun)
  • denomination,
  • observance,
  • mythology,
  • prayer,
  • doctrine,
  • myth,
  • sect,
  • sacrifice,
  • superstition,
  • preference,
  • veneration,
  • church,
  • spirituality,
  • creed,
  • cult,
  • orthodoxy,
  • communion,
  • religiosity,
  • rites,
  • morality,
  • theology,
  • pietism,
  • Standards.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • baptism,
  • baptismal,
  • benediction,
  • canonization,
  • disinfection,
  • empowerment,
  • expiation,
  • expurgation,
  • immersion,
  • justification,
  • launching,
  • lavation,
  • palliative,
  • permission,
  • purification,
  • rarefaction,
  • religion,
  • sufferance,
  • toleration,
  • Depuration,
  • Lustration,
  • expurgations,
  • christenings,
  • lavations,
  • launchings,
  • depurations,
  • stamp of approval,
  • spiritual-mindedness,
  • higher power,
  • why and wherefore,
  • canonizations,
  • condonance,
  • lettings,
  • palliatives,
  • rarefactions,
  • whatfor,
  • wherefores,
  • whole idea.
  •Other relevant words:
  • enabler.

Antonyms for Sanctification:

• n.

  • benediction
    disapproval, anathema, execration, condemnation, criticism, disfavor, refusal.
  • justification
    indictment, sentence, request, charge, question, opposition.
  • ok
    difference, dissent, protest, break.
  • permission
    veto, denial, incarceration, repudiation, limitation, rejection, restraint, restriction, disagreement, prohibition, imprisonment.
  • purification
    adulteration, dirtying.
  • religion
    agnosticism, disbelief, atheism, fact, neglect, reality, truth, carelessness.
  • Other antonyms:
    corruption, violation, pollution, contamination, perversion, debasement.

Sanctification Sentence Examples:

• Then it will be possible for motherhood to " continue in sanctification."

• The first part is a poem of five quatrains, invoking the grace and sanctification of Christ for the poet and his undertaking: - Sanctify, O Christ!

Hypernym for Sanctification:

• n.

  • act
    canonisation, canonization, consecration, beatification.

Hyponym for Sanctification:

• n.

  • act
    religious ceremony, religious ritual.