| verb | render holy by means of religious rites |
| verb | make pure or free from sin or guilt “he left the monastery purified” |
| adjective | made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use “a consecrated church” |
| consecration | noun | (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God |
| sanctification | noun | a religious ceremony in which something is made holy |
| saint | noun | a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization |
| purification | noun | a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites |
| purity | noun | the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil |
| purge | noun | the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge |
| purgation | noun | a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites |
| sacredness | noun | the quality of being sacred |