KJV dictionary & concordance
To set apart as holy, consecrate, dedicate, hallow, cleanse, purify, or treat as holy.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 13:2
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord,
¶ Sanctifie yee a fast: call a solemne assembly: gather the Elders, and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry vnto the LORD:
1611 marginal noteOr, day of restraint.
1611 marginal noteCha.2.15.
¶ Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
¶ Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctifie a fast, call a solemne assembly.
1611 marginal noteChap.1.14.
Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
Gather the people: sanctifie the congregation: assemble the elders: gather the children, and those that sucke the breasts: let the bridegroome goe forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
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Historical English dictionary sources
In a general sense, to cleanse, purify or make holy. […] To separate, set apart or appoint to a holy, sacred or religious use. […] To sanctify God, to praise and celebrate him as a holy being; to acknowledge and honor his holy majesty, and to reverence his character and laws.
