late 14c., seintefie "to consecrate," from Old French saintefier "sanctify" (12c., Modern French sanctifier), from Late Latin sanctificare "to make holy," from sanctus "holy" (see saint (n.)) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Form altered in English c. 1400 to conform with Latin. Meaning "to render holy or legitimate by religious sanction" is from c. 1400; transferred sense of "to render worthy of respect" is from c. 1600. Related: Sanctified; sanctifying.
实用例句
1. In 1897, to sanctify the trumperies of imperialism.
1897年的庆典是对五光十色的帝国主义政策的御前恩准.来自名作英译部分
2. St. Francis wanted to sanctify poverty, not to abolish it.
圣弗朗西斯想圣化贫困而不是消除它.来自辞典例句
3. Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.
约17:17求你用真理使他们成圣. 你的道就是真理.来自互联网
4. May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through.
愿赐43平安的神亲自使你们全然成44圣.来自互联网
5. Jn. 17:17 Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.
