sanctification

== English == === Etymology === From Old French sanctificacion, from ecclesiastical Latin sanctificātionem, from sanctificāre (“to sanctify”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /saŋktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ === Noun === sanctification (countable and uncountable, plural sanctifications) (theology) The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit. The process of making holy; hallowing, consecration. (slang, obsolete) Blackmail. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From Late Latin sānctificātiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɑ̃k.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === sanctification f (plural sanctifications) sanctification === Further reading === “sanctification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012