The action of making something sacred or holy; the process of setting something apart as sacred or treating it with reverence.
From Latin sanctificare, combining sanctus (holy, sacred) and facere (to make). The word originated in religious contexts but has expanded to mean treating anything with special reverence or respect.
Sanctification makes things sacred like a 'sanctuary' - both words come from 'sanctus' meaning holy, so sanctification creates a holy space or holy status for something!
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