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Webster 1913 Edition
Sanctification
Sancˊti-fi-ca′tion
,Noun.
[L.
sanctificatio
: cf. F. sanctification
.] 1.
The act of sanctifying or making holy; the state of being sanctified or made holy;
esp.
(Theol.)
, 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.
2.
The act of consecrating, or of setting apart for a sacred purpose; consecration.
Bp. Burnet.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sanctification
SANCTIFICA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of making holy. In an evangelical sense, 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.God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. 2Thess. 2. 1Peter 1.
2.
The act of consecrating or of setting apart for a sacred purpose; consecration.