Sacralize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Sacralize is a verb meaning (religion) to make sacred.
Meaning
(religion) to make sacred.
Example Sentences
Bishop Daniel Flores of the Brownsville Diocese in Texas recently wrote on Twitter that Americans “sacralize death’s instruments, and then are surprised that death uses them.” [...] Bishop Flores told the Catholic website The Pillar, “[...] To say something is sacralized is to say it’s almost taken out of any possibility for conversation.”
Word Forms
- sacralizes
- sacralizing
- sacralized
Synonyms for sacralize
Depending on context, synonyms include sacredize, sanctify, avow, behallow, bless, canonize.
Antonyms for sacralize
Common opposites include desacralize, corrupt, defile, desecrate, profanate, profane.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sacralise, sacredize, sacredise, resacralize, religion, sacramentalize.
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