| sanctification | (noun) a religious ceremony in which something is made holy | - |
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| sanctified | (adjective) made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use | Synonyms: consecrated, sacred |
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| sanctify | (verb) make pure or free from sin or guilt | Synonyms: purge, purify |
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| (verb) render holy by means of religious rites | Synonyms: bless, consecrate, hallow |
| (verb) give religious sanction to, such as through an oath | Synonyms: sanction |
| sanctimonious | (adjective) excessively or hypocritically pious | Synonyms: holier-than-thou, pharisaic, pharisaical, pietistic, pietistical, self-righteous |
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| sanctimoniously | (adverb) in a sanctimonious manner | Synonyms: self-righteously |
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| sanctimoniousness | (noun) the quality of being hypocritically devout | Synonyms: sanctimony |
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| sanctimony | (noun) the quality of being hypocritically devout | Synonyms: sanctimoniousness |
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| sanction | (noun) the act of final authorization | - |
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| (noun) a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards | - |
| (noun) official permission or approval | Synonyms: authorisation, authority, authorization |
| (noun) formal and explicit approval | Synonyms: countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, warrant |
| (verb) give sanction to | Synonyms: approve, O.K., okay |
| (verb) give religious sanction to, such as through an oath | Synonyms: sanctify |
| (verb) give authority or permission to | - |
| sanctionative | (adjective) implying sanction or serving to sanction | Synonyms: sanctioning |
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| sanctioned | (adjective) established by authority; given authoritative approval | Synonyms: approved |
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| (adjective) formally approved and invested with legal authority | Synonyms: ratified |
| (adjective) conforming to orthodox or recognized rules | Synonyms: canonic, canonical |
| sanctioning | (adjective) implying sanction or serving to sanction | Synonyms: sanctionative |
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| sanctitude | (noun) the quality of being holy | Synonyms: holiness, sanctity |
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| sanctity | (noun) the quality of being holy | Synonyms: holiness, sanctitude |
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| sanctuary | (noun) area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing | Synonyms: bema, chancel |
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| (noun) a shelter from danger or hardship | Synonyms: asylum, refuge |
| (noun) a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept | - |
| sanctum | (noun) a place of inviolable privacy | Synonyms: sanctum sanctorum |
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| (noun) a sacred place of pilgrimage | Synonyms: holy, holy place |