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Sanc`ti*fi*ca"tion (?) , n. [L. sanctificatio : cf. F. sanctification .] 1. The act of sanctifying or making holy; the being sanctified or made holy; esp. (Theol.) , 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.

God hath from the baginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. 2 Thess. ii. 13.

2. The act of consecrating, or of setting apart, for a sacred purpose; consecration.

Bp. Burnet.

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Sanc"ti*fied (?) , a. Made holy; also, made to have the air of sanctity; sanctimonious.

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Sanc"ti*fi`er (?) , n. One who sanctifies, or makes holy; specifically, the Holy Spirit.

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Sanc"ti*fy (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sanctified (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sanctifying (?) .] [F. sanctifier , L. sanctificare ; sanctus holy + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Saint , and -fy .] 1. To make sacred or holy; to set apart to a holy or religious use; to consecrate by appropriate rites; to hallow.

God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it. Gen. ii. 3.

Moses . . . sanctified Aaron and his garnment. Lev. viii. 30.

2. To make free from sin; to cleanse from moral corruption and pollution; to purify.

Sanctify them through thy truth. John xvii. 17.

3. To make efficient as the means of holiness; to render productive of holiness or piety.

A means which his mercy hath sanctified so to me as to make me repent of that unjust act. Eikon Basilike.

4. To impart or impute sacredness, venerableness, inviolability, title to reverence and respect, or the like, to; to secure from violation; to give sanction to.

The holy man, amazed at what he saw, Made haste to sanctify the bliss by law. Dryden.

Truth guards the poet, sanctifies the line. Pope.

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Sanc"ti*fy`ing*ly (?) , adv. In a manner or degree tending to sanctify or make holy.

Sanctiloquent <Xpage=1273>

Sanc*til"o*quent (?) , a. [L. sanctus holy + loquens , p. pr. of loqui to speak.] Discoursing on heavenly or holy things, or in a holy manner.

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Sanc`ti*mo"ni*al (?) , a. [Cf. LL. sanctimonialis . ] Sanctimonius. [Obs.]

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Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous (?) , a. [See Sanctimony .] 1. Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly.

Shak.

2. Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious. "Like the sanctimonious pirate."

Shak.

-- Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ly , adv. -- Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ness , n.

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Sanc"ti*mo*ny (?) , n. [L. sanctimonia , fr. sanctus holy: cf. OF. sanctimonie . See Saint .] Holiness; devoutness; scrupulous austerity; sanctity; especially, outward or artificial saintliness; assumed or pretended holiness; hypocritical devoutness.

Her pretense is a pilgrimage; . . . which holy undertaking with most austere sanctimony she accomplished. Shak.

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Sanc"tion (?) , n. [L. sanctio , from sancire , samctum to render sacred or inviolable, to fix unalternably: cf. F. sanction . See Saint .] 1. Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; establishment or furtherance of anything by authority to it; confirmation; approbation.

The strictest professors of reason have added the sanction of their testimony. I. Watts.

2. Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; as, legal sanctions .

Syn. -- Ratification; authorization; authoruty; countenance; support.

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Sanc"tion , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sanctioned (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sanctioning .] To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve.

Would have counseled, or even sanctioned , such perilous experiments. De Quincey.

Syn. -- To ratify; confirm; authorize; countenance.

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Sanc"tion*a*ry (?) , a. Of, pertaining to, or giving, sanction.

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Sanc"ti*tude (?) , a. [L. sanctitudo .] Holiness; sacredness; sanctity. [R.]

milton.

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Sanc"ti*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Sanctities (#) . [L. sanctitas , from sanctus holy. See Saint .] 1. The state or quality of being sacred or holy; holiness; saintliness; moral purity; godliness.

To sanctity she made no pretense, and, indeed, narrowly escaped the imputation of irreligion. Macaulay.

2. Sacredness; solemnity; inviolability; religious binding force; as, the sanctity of an oath .

3. A saint or holy being. [R.]

About him all the sanctities of heaven. Milton.

Syn. -- Holiness; godliness; piety; devotion; goodness; purity; religiousness;sacredness; solemnity. See the Note under Religion .

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Sanc"tu*a*rize (?) , v. t. To shelter by means of a sanctuary or sacred privileges. [Obs.]

Shak.

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Sanc"tu*a*ry (?) , n. ; pl. Sanctuaries (#) . [OE. seintuare , OF. saintuaire , F. sanctuaire , fr. L. sanctuarium , from sanctus sacred, holy. See Saint .] A sacred place; a consecrated spot; a holy and inviolable site. Hence, specifically: (a) The most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called the Holy of Holies , in which was kept the ark of the covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter except the high priest, and he only once a year, to intercede for the people; also, the most sacred part of the tabernacle; also, the temple at Jerusalem. (b) (Arch.) The most sacred part of any religious building, esp. that part of a Christian church in which the altar is placed. (c) A house consecrated to the worship of God; a place where divine service is performed; a church, temple, or other place of worship. (d) A sacred and inviolable asylum; a place of refuge and protection; shelter; refuge; protection.

These laws, whoever made them, bestowed on temples the privelege of sanctuary. Milton .

These admirable works of painting were made fuel for the fire; but some relics of it took sanctuary under ground, and escaped the common destiny. Dryden.

<-- Wildlife sanctuary , a tract of land set aside by law for the preservation of wildlife, in which no hunting is permitted. -->

Sanctum <Xpage=1273>

Sanc"tum (?) , n. [L., p.p. of sanctire to consecrate.] A sacred place; hence, a place of retreat; a room reserved for personal use; as, an editor's sanctum .

Sanctum sanctorum [L.] , the Holy of Holies; the most holy place, as in the Jewish temple.

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Sanc"tus (?) , n. [L. sanctus , p.p. of sancire .] 1. (Eccl.) A part of the Mass, or, in Protestant churches, a part of the communion service, of which the first words in Latin are Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus [Holy, holy, holy]; -- called also Tersanctus .

2. (Mus.) An anthem composed for these words.

Sanctus bell , a small bell usually suspended in a bell cot at the apex of the nave roof, over the chancel arch, in medi\'91val churches, but a hand bell is now often used; -- so called because rung at the singing of the sanctus , at the conclusion of the ordinary of the Mass, and again at the elevation of the host. Called also Mass bell , sacring bell , saints' bell , sance-bell , sancte bell .

Sand <Xpage=1273>

Sand (?) , n. [AS. sand ; akin to D. zand , G. sand , OHG. sant , Icel. sandr , Dan. & Sw. sand , Gr. <?/.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent when wet.

That finer matter, called sand , is no other than very small pebbles. Woodsward.

2. A single particle of such stone. [R.]

Shak.

3. The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life.

The sands are numbered that make up my life. Shak.

4. pl. Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed by the ebb of the tide. "The Libyan sands ." Milton. "The sands o'Dee." C. Kingsley.

5. Courage; pluck; grit. [Slang]

Sand badger (Zo\'94l.) , the Japanese badger ( Meles ankuma ). -- Sand bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, for ballast, etc. (b) A long bag filled with sand, used as a club by assassins. -- Sand ball , soap mixed with sand, made into a ball for use at the toilet. -- Sand bath . (a) (Chem.) A vessel of hot sand in a laboratory, in which vessels that are to be heated are partially immersed . (b) A bath in which the body is immersed in hot sand. -- Sand bed , a thick layer of sand, whether deposited naturally or artificially; specifically, a thick layer of sand into which molten metal is run in casting, or from a reducing furnace. -- Sand birds (Zo\'94l.) , a collective name for numerous species of limicoline birds, such as the sandpipers, plovers, tattlers, and many others; -- called also shore birds . -- Sand blast , a process of engraving and cutting glass and other hard substances by driving sand against them by a steam jet or otherwise; also, the apparatus used in the process. -- Sand box . (a) A box with a perforated top or cover, for sprinkling paper with sand . (b) A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs on the rails in front of the driving wheel, to prevent slipping. -- Sand-box tree (Bot.) , a tropical American tree ( Hura crepitans ). Its fruit is a depressed many-celled woody capsule which, when completely dry, bursts with a loud report and scatters the seeds. See Illust . of Regma . -- Sand bug (Zo\'94l.) , an American anomuran crustacean ( Hippa talpoidea ) which burrows in sandy seabeaches. It is often used as bait by fishermen. See Illust . under Anomura . -- Sand canal (Zo\'94l.) , a tubular vessel having a calcareous coating, and connecting the oral ambulacral ring with the madreporic tubercle. It appears to be excretory in function. -- Sand cock (Zo\'94l.) , the redshank. [Prov. Eng.] -- Sand collar . (Zo\'94l.) Same as Sand saucer , below. -- Sand crab . (Zo\'94l.) (a) The lady crab . (b) A land crab, or ocypodian. -- Sand crack (Far.) , a crack extending downward from the coronet, in the wall of a horse's hoof, which often causes lameness. -- Sand cricket (Zo\'94l.) , any one of several species of large terrestrial crickets of the genus Stenophelmatus and allied genera, native of the sandy plains of the Western United States. -- Sand cusk (Zo\'94l.) , any ophidiod fish. See Illust . under Ophidiod . -- Sand dab (Zo\'94l.) , a small American flounder ( Limanda ferruginea ); -- called also rusty dab . The name is also applied locally to other allied species. -- Sand darter (Zo\'94l.) , a small etheostomoid fish of the Ohio valley ( Ammocrypta pellucida ). -- Sand dollar (Zo\'94l.) , any one of several species of small flat circular sea urchins, which live on sandy bottoms, especially Echinarachnius parma of the American coast. -- Sand drift , drifting sand; also, a mound or bank of drifted sand. -- Sand eel . (Zo\'94l.) (a) A lant, or launce . (b) A slender Pacific Ocean fish of the genus Gonorhynchus , having barbels about the mouth. -- Sand flag , sandstone which splits up into flagstones. -- Sand flea . (Zo\'94l.) (a) Any species of flea which inhabits, or breeds in, sandy places, especially the common dog flea . (b) the chigoe . (c) Any leaping amphipod crustacean; a beach flea, or orchestian . See Beach flea , under Beach . -- Sand flood , a vast body of sand borne along by the wind. James Bruce. -- Sand fluke . (Zo\'94l.) (a) The sandnecker . (b) The European smooth dab ( Pleuronectes microcephalus ); -- called also kitt , marysole , smear dab , town dab . -- Sand fly (Zo\'94l.) , any one of several species of small dipterous flies of the genus Simulium , abounding on sandy shores, especially Simulium nocivum of the United States. They are very troublesome on account of their biting habits. Called also no-see-um , punky , and midge . -- Sand gall (Geol.) See Sand pipe , below. -- Sand grass (Bot.) , any species of grass which grows in sand; especially, a tufted grass ( Triplasis purpurea ) with numerous bearded joints, and acid awl-shaped leaves, growing on the Atlantic coast. <page="1274"> Page 1274 -- Sand grouse (Zo\'94l.) , any one of many species of Old World birds belonging to the suborder Pterocletes, and resembling both grouse and pigeons. Called also rock grouse , rock pigeon , and ganga . They mostly belong to the genus Pterocles , as the common Indian species ( P. exustus ). The large sand grouse ( P. arenarius ), the painted sand grouse ( P. fasciatus ), and the pintail sand grouse ( P. alchata ) are also found in India. See Illust . under Pterocletes . -- Sand hill , a hill of sand; a dune. -- Sand-hill crane (Zo\'94l.) , the American brown crane ( Grus Mexicana ). -- Sand hopper (Zo\'94l.) , a beach flea; an orchestian. -- Sand hornet (Zo\'94l.) , a sand wasp. -- Sand lark . (Zo\'94l.) (a) A small lark ( Alaudala raytal ), native of India . (b) A small sandpiper, or plover, as the ringneck, the sanderling, and the common European sandpiper . (c) The Australian red-capped dotterel ( \'92gialophilus ruficapillus ); -- called also red-necked plover . -- Sand launce (Zo\'94l.) , a lant, or launce. -- Sand lizard (Zo\'94l.) , a common European lizard ( Lacerta agilis ). -- Sand martin (Zo\'94l.) , the bank swallow. -- Sand mole (Zo\'94l.) , the coast rat. -- Sand monitor (Zo\'94l.) , a large Egyptian lizard ( Monitor arenarius ) which inhabits dry localities. -- Sand mouse (Zo\'94l.) , the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.] -- Sand myrtle . (Bot.) See under Myrtle . -- Sand partridge (Zo\'94l.) , either of two small Asiatic partridges of the genus Ammoperdix . The wings are long and the tarsus is spurless. One species ( A. Heeji ) inhabits Palestine and Arabia. The other species ( A. Bonhami ), inhabiting Central Asia, is called also seesee partridge , and teehoo . -- Sand picture , a picture made by putting sand of different colors on an adhesive surface. -- Sand pike . (Zo\'94l.) (a) The sauger . (b) The lizard fish. -- Sand pillar , a sand storm which takes the form of a whirling pillar in its progress in desert tracts like those of the Sahara and Mongolia. -- Sand pipe (Geol.) , a tubular cavity, from a few inches to several feet in dept, occurring especially in calcareous rocks, and often filled with gravel, sand, etc.; -- called also sand gall . -- Sand pride (Zo\'94l.) , a small british lamprey now considered to be the young of larger species; -- called also sand prey . -- Sand pump , in artesian well boring, a long, slender bucket with a valve at the bottom for raising sand from the well. -- Sand rat (Zo\'94l.) , the pocket gopher. -- Sand rock , a rock made of cemented sand. -- Sand runner (Zo\'94l.) , the turnstone. -- Sand saucer (Zo\'94l.) , the mass of egg capsules, or o\'94thec\'91, of any mollusk of the genus Natica and allied genera. It has the shape of a bottomless saucer, and is coated with fine sand; -- called also sand collar . -- Sand screw (Zo\'94l.) , an amphipod crustacean ( Lepidactylis arenarius ), which burrows in the sandy seabeaches of Europe and America. -- Sand shark (Zo\'94l.) , an American shark ( Odontaspis littoralis ) found on the sandy coasts of the Eastern United States; -- called also gray shark , and dogfish shark . See Illust . under Remora . -- Sand skink (Zo\'94l.) , any one of several species of Old World lizards belonging to the genus Seps ; as, the ocellated sand skink ( Seps ocellatus ) of Southern Europe . -- Sand skipper (Zo\'94l.) , a beach flea, or orchestian. -- Sand smelt (Zo\'94l.) , a silverside. -- Sand snake . (Zo\'94l.) (a) Any one of several species of harmless burrowing snakes of the genus Eryx , native of Southern Europe, Africa, and Asia, especially E. Jaculus of India and E. Johnii , used by snake charmers. (b) Any innocuous South African snake of the genus Psammophis , especially P. sibilans . -- Sand snipe (Zo\'94l.) , the sandpiper. -- Sand star (Zo\'94l.) , an ophiurioid starfish living on sandy sea bottoms; a brittle star. -- Sand storm , a cloud of sand driven violently by the wind. -- Sand sucker , the sandnecker. -- Sand swallow (Zo\'94l.) , the bank swallow. See under Bank . -- Sand tube , a tube made of sand. Especially: (a) A tube of vitrified sand, produced by a stroke of lightning; a fulgurite . (b) (Zo\'94l.) Any tube made of cemented sand . (c) (Zo\'94l. ) In starfishes, a tube having calcareous particles in its wall, which connects the oral water tube with the madreporic plate. -- Sand viper . (Zo\'94l.) See Hognose snake . -- Sand wasp (Zo\'94l.) , any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the families Pompilid\'91 and Spherid\'91 , which dig burrows in sand. The female provisions the nest with insects or spiders which she paralyzes by stinging, and which serve as food for her young.