SACRALIZED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

sacralized

verb

past tense of sacralize

as in blessed

to make holy through prayers or ritual sacralizing the cohabitation of a man and a woman by means of the marriage ceremony

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Not for nothing has White Barn Inn been blessed with just about every hospitality and dining award possible—from the endless applause of regional magazines and AAA five diamond ratings to a spot on Traveler's Gold List.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Heads of state, parents of book recipients, music fans, movie fans and, like me, women who felt blessed to have had such a glamorous role model publicly mourned the loss.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of blessed

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Still, there were only eight African Anglican clergy in Kenya by 1920, and the first Kenyan bishops would not be consecrated until 1955.

— Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
The Vatican declared the group of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide in schism after the SSPX consecrated four bishops in Switzerland without Pope Leo XIV’s approval this month.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026

Definition of consecrated

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Guns became sacred, and violence was increasingly justified, if not sanctified.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
The church has always preached that humans are created in God’s image; by assuming the messy fragility of human form, God’s son sanctified human experience.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of sanctified

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Goldring's case was so complex, the organization sent Suzanne McGuire, a nurse who's dedicated her career to transplant coordination, to the University of Kentucky Transplant Center.

— Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026
The building was dedicated in 1893 after 40 years of construction.

— Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

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