Bible Dictionaries
Sanctification
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The act of consecrating, or of setting apart for a sacred purpose; consecration.
(2):
(n.) The act of sanctifying or making holy; the state of being sanctified or made holy;
(3):
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sanctification'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sanctification.html. 1828.