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zealot
/ˌɪm pɜr ˈtɜr bə bl/
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sanctify
/ˈsæŋktə faɪ/
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render holy by means of religious rites
sanctify meaning(s)
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- (v) render holy by means of religious rites
- (v) make pure or free from sin or guilt
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- Beneath its lacquered surfaces and tasteful period trappings, Lust, Caution is a movie about the ineffable mystery of sex its power to debase, as well as to sanctify.
- They will cite Lenin to sanctify Russia's quarrel with China, its invasion of Czechoslovakia and its imperious nuclear stance.
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sanctimonious
/ˌsæŋktə ˈmoʊ ni əs/
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excessively or hypocritically pious
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sanctimoniously
in a sanctimonious manner
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sanctimoniousness
the quality of being hypocritically devout
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sanctimony
/ˈsæŋktɪ ˌmoʊ ni/
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the quality of being hypocritically devout
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sanction
/ˈsæŋk ʃən/
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formal and explicit approval
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sanctionative
implying sanction or serving to sanction
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sanctioned
/ˈsæŋk ʃənd/
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conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
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sanctioning
/ˈsæŋkʃə nɪŋ/
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implying sanction or serving to sanction
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sanctitude
the quality of being holy
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sanctity
/ˈsæŋktɪ ti/
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the quality of being holy
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sanctuary
/ˈsæŋktʃu ˌɛ ri/
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a shelter from danger or hardship
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sanctum
/ˈsæŋk təm/
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a place of inviolable privacy
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sanctum sanctorum
a place of inviolable privacy
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sand
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a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
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sand badger
southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig
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sand bar
a bar of sand
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sand berry
evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small…
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sand blackberry
stiff shrubby blackberry of the eastern United States (Connecticut…
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sand cast
pour molten metal into a mold of sand
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sand cat
a desert wildcat
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sand cherry
small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute…
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sand crack
a fissure in the wall of a horse's hoof often causing lameness
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sand cricket
large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the…