sanctification

Vance regularly points to declining birth rates in the U.S. and other developed nations as the impetus for his sanctification of parenthood.

Sanctification, the process by which sinners become more and more like Christ, is what God demands of us.

Some Italian opposition politicians, including former premier Giuseppe Conte, refused to attend the service, while former centre-left minister Rosy Bindi said an "inappropriate sanctification" was taking place.

It is the opposite of sanctification.

It was a ritual of sanctification, the washing away of sin and declaration of a higher call.