Sanctification

·noun The act of consecrating, or of setting apart for a sacred purpose; consecration.

II. Sanctification ·noun The act of sanctifying or making holy; the state of being sanctified or made holy;.

III. Sanctification ·noun 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.