"sacralize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sacralizes [present, singular, third-person], sacralizing [participle, present], sacralized [participle, past], sacralized [past]
Etymology: From sacral + -ize. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sacral|-ize}} sacral + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} sacralize (third-person singular simple present sacralizes, present participle sacralizing, simple past and past participle sacralized)
  1. (religion) to make sacred Categories (topical): Religion Synonyms: sacredize, sanctify, consecrate Derived forms: desacralize, resacralize, sacralization Translations (to make sacred): pyhittää (Finnish), julistaa pyhäksi (Finnish), сакрализовать (sakralizovatʹ) (Russian)

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