Săn'c-ti-fi-cā'tion, n.
n. [Lat. sanctificatio, Fr. sanctification, Pr. sanctificatio, Sp. santificacion, It. santificazione.]
Sense 1. The act of sanctifying or making holy; or the state of being sanctified or made holy; 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 beginning, chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. 2 Thess. ii. 13.
Sense 2. The act of consecrating, or of setting apart for a sacred purpose; consecration.