SACRALIZED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

sacralized

verb

past tense of sacralize

as in blessed

to make holy through prayers or ritual sacralizing the cohabitation of a man and a woman by means of the marriage ceremony

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One of her most significant feats was leading a team of artists over the course of a decade to illustrate a massive New Testament Bible written by hand in the Old Georgian language — an endeavor blessed by the Georgian Patriarch himself.

— The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026
Shein decamped to London, where Britain's regulator approved the listing but the CSRC, China's securities regulator, never blessed it.

— Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

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The Vatican declared the group of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide in schism after the SSPX consecrated four bishops in Switzerland without Pope Leo XIV’s approval this month.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
On July 2, the Vatican decreed the excommunication of the SSPX’s bishops and priests, one day after the group consecrated four new bishops in Switzerland without the pope’s consent.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026

Definition of consecrated

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Like much of the first half of the episode, before the plane crash, this gala sequence is shot in silky gold colors, as if John and Carolyn had already been sanctified.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
That was until Pope Leo inadvertently sanctified them in 2026.

— Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026

Definition of sanctified

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On June 16, a sculpture and plaza was also dedicated as part of the project, on the same day that Argentina and soccer superstar Lionel Messi battled Algeria at Kansas City Stadium (Arrowhead) during the World Cup.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Her contributions to the program were so great that in 2023 Dartmouth formally dedicated her jersey—number 20— in her honor, installing a permanent banner on campus at the Leede Arena basketball court.

— Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 31 July 2026

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