gisantos : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

Word - rootword - affixes
gisantos - santos - gi-~
gi.san.tus. - 3 syllables

gi- = gisantos
gisantos

gisantos :	held sacred (adj.)
santos :	holy (adj.); sanctify (v.)
santo :	saint (n.)

Derivatives of santos

Glosses:

sanctify
v. (communication)	1. bless, consecrate, hallow, sanctify	render holy by means of religious rites.
	~ reconsecrate	consecrate anew, as after a desecration.
	~ declare	state emphatically and authoritatively.; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
v. (change)	2. purge, purify, sanctify	make pure or free from sin or guilt.; "he left the monastery purified"
	~ alter, change, modify	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	~ spiritualise, spiritualize	purify from the corrupting influences of the world.; "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized"
	~ lustrate	purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials.