# sanctification

> English word · Noun · IPA /saŋktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #49,612

## Definitions
1. The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.
2. The process of making holy; hallowing, consecration.
3. Blackmail.

## Etymology
From Old French sanctificacion, from ecclesiastical Latin sanctificātionem, from sanctificāre (“to sanctify”).

## Common misspellings (22)
`asnctification`, `sacntification`, `sancctification`, `sancitfication`, `sanctfiication`, `sanctifciation`, `sanctiffication`, `sanctifiaction`, `sanctificaiton`, `sanctificasion`, `sanctificatino`, `sanctificationn`, `sanctificatoin`, `sanctificattion`, `sanctificcation`, `sanctifictaion`, `sanctiifcation`, `sancttification`, `sannctification`, `santcification`, `snactification`, `ssanctification`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sanctification