SANCTIFIED Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in holy

set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God a sanctified site where the faithful believe that a young girl had visions of the Virgin Mary

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verb

past tense of sanctify

as in purged

to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially received the sacrament of penance, whereby they were sanctified and restored to divine grace

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as in blessed

to make holy through prayers or ritual sanctify the bread for Communion

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Adjective

Since sanctified churches were relatively new to Louisiana and some Pentecostal teachings – like speaking in tongues – challenged more mainstream Protestant doctrine, Pentecostalism might have contributed to the media’s reporting. — Lauren Nicole Henley, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026 America’s long struggle against racial segregation was accompanied by a righteous soundtrack of spirituals and gospel and soul music, anthems that channeled sanctified fervor into the fight for equality. — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026 To do so in such a strictly religious environment heightens every feeling, the churning mass of erotic charge that Djukić embodies in sanctified imagery throughout. — David Opie, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025 Being a mother is perhaps the most sanctified role in human civilization. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025

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Guns became sacred, and violence was increasingly justified, if not sanctified. — 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, 10 Aug. 2026 Like much of the first half of the episode, before the plane crash, this gala sequence is shot in silky gold colors, as if John and Carolyn had already been sanctified. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026 That was until Pope Leo inadvertently sanctified them in 2026. — Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026 Many Pentecostal denominations call their adherents saints and their churches sanctified. — Lauren Nicole Henley, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026 Though his win was not televised, Bernarr’s instantly memorable — and eternally sanctified — acceptance speech quickly went viral across social media. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanctified

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The first few generations of holy men who led Idaho’s congregations died, and no one took their place.

— Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
And make this little holy moment for yourself, this little spiritual realization of a kind of balance or play in your physical environment and that will heal you.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of holy

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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

Adjective

These tens of thousands of petroglyphs depict animals, spiritual figures, and sacred stories.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
But Kuk, who started at Wan’s as a busboy at 13, then moved to working at the counter and then in the kitchen, also wanted to make changes that highlighted what the family considers sacred traditions.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of sacred

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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

Adjective

The site remains a venerated Buddhist shrine used for local worship.

— Jack Tydeman, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026
On the night of June 15, a Russian drone directly hit the most venerated site for Ukraine’s majority Orthodox Christians, and indeed for much of Eastern Christendom.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026

Definition of venerated

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