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Webster 1913 Edition


Sanctification

Sancˊti-fi-ca′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
sanctificatio
: cf. F.
sanctification
.]
1.
The act of sanctifying or making holy; the state of being sanctified or made holy;
esp.
(Theol.)
,
the act of God’s grace by which the affections of men are purified, or alienated from sin and the world, and exalted to a supreme love to God; also, the state of being thus purified or sanctified.
God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through
sanctification
of the Spirit and belief of the truth.
2 Thess. ii. 13.
2.
The act of consecrating, or of setting apart for a sacred purpose; consecration.
Bp. Burnet.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sanctification

SANCTIFICA'TION

,
Noun.
[See Sanctify.]
1.
The act of making holy. In an evangelical sense, the act of God's grace by which the affections of men are purified or alienated from sin and the world, and exalted to a supreme love to God.
God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. 2Thess. 2. 1Peter 1.
2.
The act of consecrating or of setting apart for a sacred purpose; consecration.

Definition 2024


sanctification

sanctification

English

Noun

sanctification (plural sanctifications)

  1. (theology) The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.
  2. The process of making holy; hallowing, consecration.
  3. (slang, obsolete) Blackmail.