Word · Frequency #21181
sanctifying
使神圣；祝圣；奉为神圣
sanctifying is the present participle of sanctify.
To make holy or set apart for sacred use; consecrate.
- 1.
To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
使神圣；奉献；为神圣或仪式用途留出。
- 2.
render holy by means of religious rites
通过宗教仪式使神圣化
- 3.
To free from sin; to purify.
免除罪孽；净化。
- 4.
make pure or free from sin or guilt
使纯净或无罪
- 5.
To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.
使其在宗教法律或实践中可接受或有用的。
- 6.
To endorse with religious sanction.
以宗教认可予以支持。
涤罪；使纯洁；净化；（宗教上）认可；批准；使正当；使神圣；奉献；为神圣或仪式用途留出。；通过宗教仪式使神圣化；免除罪孽；净化。
In use
The priest sanctified the bread and wine during the Sunday service.
Water for the ritual must be sanctified before it can be used.
They believe that sincere prayer sanctifies the home.
sanctify sth
及物动词，宾语为具体地点或物品时通常表示‘使神圣、祝圣’。
The bishop sanctified the new chapel with holy water.
主教用圣水祝圣了这座新的小教堂。
sanctify sth for sth
介词 for 引出宗教或仪式目的。
They sanctified this field for the annual harvest ceremony.
他们为一年一度的丰收仪式祝圣了这块田地。
be sanctified by sth
被动结构常用来表示‘经宗教或传统认可而具有正当性’。
Connections
Collocations
- sanctify the Sabbath
- 使安息日神圣；守安息日为圣
- They believe it is a commandment to sanctify the Sabbath and keep it holy.他们认为守安息日为圣并保持其圣洁是一条诫命。
- sanctify the Lord
- 尊主为圣；将主奉为神圣
- In their prayers, they sanctify the Lord and acknowledge His holiness.在祷告中，他们尊主为圣，承认祂的圣洁。
- sanctify a marriage
- 使婚姻神圣化；祝福婚姻
- The priest performed a ceremony to sanctify their marriage.牧师举行了一个仪式来祝福他们的婚姻。
- sanctify the soul
- 使灵魂洁净；净化心灵
- Through fasting and repentance, she hoped to sanctify her soul.通过禁食和忏悔，她希望净化自己的灵魂。
- the end sanctifies the means
- 目的使手段正当化
- Some politicians believe that the end sanctifies the means, but others reject that view.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
sanctify 里 sanct 像 saint（圣人），-fy 表示‘使…’，联想：使物品如圣人般纯净，即‘使神圣、祝圣’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：religious ceremonies、formal writing sanctify 是正式用词，多用于宗教或正式书面语境，表示‘使神圣’或‘祝圣’。日常口语中较少出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都含有相同的后缀 -ify，读作 /əfaɪ/（或 /faɪ/），与目标词 sanctify /ˈsæŋktəfaɪ/ 的结尾发音一致：justify、testify、rectify、classify、pacify。注意 sanctity /ˈsæŋktəti/ 拼写相近（sanct- + -ity），但结尾发 /ti/，与 -ify 的 /faɪ/ 不同，不要混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.