sanative ness

[Eng.sanative:-ne .] The quality or state of being sanative; power of healing. săn-a-tör-I-ŭm, subst . [Low Lat. san at or i us = healing, from Lat. sanator =a healer.] A place to which people resort for the sake of their health; a hospital for convalescents. săn-a-tõr-ý, a. [SANATORIUM.] Conducive to health; healing, curing, sanative. Sanatory , though often confused with sanitary (q. v.), is quite distinct in meaning, and should be so treated. Sanatory is properly conducive to health, while sanitary is=pertaining to health. săn bẹ-nî-tō, s . [Ital. sanbenito; Sp. sam be nito ; from saco =a sack, an upper garment, and beni to ble ed, from Lat. benedictus .] 1. A coat of sackcloth worn by penitents on their reconciliation to the church. 2. A loose cloak or upper garment worn by persons condemned to death by the Inquisition on their way to the auto de fé . They were painted over with flames, figures of devils, the A.A San Benito. person's own portrait, .; or, in the case of those who expre ed repentance for their errors, with flames directed downward. Those worn by Jews, renegades, and sorcerers bore a St. Andrew's cro in red on back and front. săn-chō, s. [Etym. not apparent.] Music : A negro instrument of the guitar species, made of hollowed wood and furnished with a long neck. It is strung with the tough fibers of a creeping plant. It is tuned by means of sliding rings. *sănct, *sancte, subst . [Lat. sanctus.] A saint (q. v.). sancte-bell, 8. [SANCTUS-BELL.] *sanct-a-nim-i-ty, s. [Lat. sanctus =holy, and animus mind.] Religious feelings; devotion. "A persuasion of the sanctanimity of its utterer." Fitzedward Hall: Modern English , p. 17. *sănc-tif-i-cāte, v . t . [Lat. sanctificatus , pa. par. of sanctifico ; from sanctus =holy, and facio = to make.] To sanctify. "Wherefore likewise doth Saint Peter ascribe our election to the Father predestinating, to the Son propitiating, to the Holy Ghost sanctificating?"-Barrow: Sermons, vol. ii., ser. 34. sănc-ti-fi-ca-tion, s . [Fr., from Lat. sanctificationem, acc us. of sanctificatio , from sanctificatus , pa. par. of sanctifico to sanctify (q. v.); Sp. sant i ficacion ; Ital. sant if i caz i one . ] I. Ordinary Language : 1. The act of sanctifying or making holy. 2. The state of being sanctified, purified, or made holy; conformity of the heart and life to the will of God. IMG:content-0923.jpg:[blocks in formation] sanction 3. The act of consecrating, or setting apart for some sacred purpose; consecration. "In the Old Testament, in the ordering of priests, there were both visible and invisible sanctification." Burnet: Records , bk. iii., No. 21. II. Technically : An operation of the Spirit of God (Rom. xv. 16; 2 The . ii. 13; 1 Peter i. 2), on those who are already in Jesus, i. e., are united to Him by faith (1 Cor. i. 2), by which they are rendered increasingly holy, dying to sin and living to God, to righteousne , and to holine (Rom. vi. 6, 11, 13, 19; 1 The . v. 23; 1 Peter ii. 24. One main instrumentality in this gradual transformation is the truth as revealed in the word of God (John xvii. 17, 19). The cooperation of the individual is sought and required to maintain an uncompromising internal struggle against sin (Rom. vi., vii.). săńc'-ti-fied, pa. par. & a. [SANCTIFY.] A. As pa . par .: (See the verb.) B. As adjective: 1. Consecrated, dedicated, or set apart for some sacred purpose. "A nun, or sister sanctifled." Shakesp.: Complaint of a Lover , 233. 2. Affectedly holy, sanctimonious; as, a sanctified air. săńc-ti-fi-er, s. [Eng. sanctify; -er.] One who sanctifies; spec if., in theology=the Holy Ghost. săńc-ti-fy, *sanc-ti-fie, v. t . [Fr. sanctifier; from Lat. sanctifico , from sanctus =holy, and facio =to make; Sp. & Port.sant if i car ; Ital. sant if i care .] 1. To make holy or sacred; to consecrate; to dedicate or set apart for some sacred or religious use or purpose; to hallow. "God ble ed the seventh day and sanctified it."-Gen esis ii. 3. 2. To make holy or godly; to purify from sin; to bring into a state of sanctification. "Sanctify them through thy truth."-John xvii. 17. 3. To prepare by purification for divine service, or for partaking of holy things. IMG:content-0924.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0925.jpg:[graphic] Pope : Ep . to Sat. , ii. 246. *8. To celebrate, confe , or regard as holy; to revere. "Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself, and let him be your fear."- Isaiah viii. 13. sănc-ti-fy-ing, pr . par . or a . [SANCTIFY.] sănc-ti-fy-ing-ly, adv . [English sanctifying; -ly .) In a sanctifying manner; in a manner or degree tending to sanctify.