sanctification Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a religious ceremony in which something is made holy

WordNet

Sanc`ti*fi*ca"tion noun
Etymology
L. sanctificatio: cf. F. sanctification.
Definitions
  1. The act of sanctifying or making holy; the 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 baginning 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 1913