'Sanctify' in the Bible
The Lord said to Moses, "Go to the people and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and make them wash their clothes
Let the priests also, who approach the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break through against them."
It will be on Aaron's forehead, and Aaron will bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the Israelites are to sanctify by all their holy gifts; it will always be on his forehead, for their acceptance before the Lord.
You are to sanctify the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution, which were waved and lifted up as a contribution from the ram of consecration, from what belongs to Aaron and to his sons.
So you are to sanctify them, and they will be most holy; anything that touches them will be holy.
"You are to anoint Aaron and his sons and sanctify them, so that they may minister as my priests.
And take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and sanctify it and all its furnishings, and it will be holy.
Then you are to anoint the altar for the burnt offering with all its utensils; you are to sanctify the altar, and it will be the most holy altar.
You must also anoint the large basin and its pedestal, and you are to sanctify it.
Then you are to clothe Aaron with the holy garments and anoint him and sanctify him so that he may minister as my priest.
for I am the Lord your God and you are to sanctify yourselves and be holy because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any of the swarming things that creep on the ground,
"'You must sanctify yourselves and be holy, because I am the Lord your God.
You must sanctify him because he presents the food of your God. He must be holy to you because I, the Lord who sanctifies you all, am holy.
"And say to the people, 'Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, for you have wept in the hearing of the Lord, saying, "Who will give us meat to eat, for life was good for us in Egypt?" Therefore the Lord will give you meat, and you will eat.
When the days of their feasting were finished, Job would send for them and sanctify them; he would get up early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job thought, "Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." This was Job's customary practice.
I also gave them my Sabbaths as a reminder of our relationship, so that they would know that I, the Lord, sanctify them.
Then, when my sanctuary is among them forever, the nations will know that I, the Lord, sanctify Israel.'"
Gather the people; sanctify an assembly! Gather the elders; gather the children and the nursing infants. Let the bridegroom come out from his bedroom and the bride from her private quarters.