- sacralize
- transitive verb (-ized; -izing) Date: 1933 to treat as or make sacred • sacralization noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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sacralize — [sā′krə līz΄] vt. sacralized, sacralizing to make sacred or holy sacralization n … English World dictionary
sacralize — ˈ ̷ ̷krəˌlīz transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: sacral (III) + ize : to sanctify or make holy by means of a religious sanction sacralize a crisis of life … Useful english dictionary
sacralize — sacralization, n. /say kreuh luyz , sak reuh /, v.t., sacralized, sacralizing. to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, esp. through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science. Also, esp. Brit., sacralise. [1930 35; SACRAL1 + IZE] … Universalium
sacralize — verb To make sacred. Syn: sanctify Ant: desacralize … Wiktionary
sacralize — or sacralise seɪkrəlʌɪz verb chiefly N. Amer. imbue with or treat as having a sacred quality. Derivatives sacralization noun … English new terms dictionary
sacralize — sacral·ize … English syllables
sacralize — sa•cral•ize [[t]ˈseɪ krəˌlaɪz, ˈsæk rə [/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing cvb rel to make sacred; imbue with sacred character • Etymology: 1930–35 sa cral•i•za′tion, n … From formal English to slang
sacralization — noun see sacralize … New Collegiate Dictionary
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