sanctification

n. act of making holy, consecration; process of becoming holy; purification, act of making free from sin

Sanctification or in its verb form, sanctify, literally means to set apart for special use or purpose, that is to make holy or sacred (from the Latin verb sanctificare, which in turn derives from sanctus, "holy" and facere, "to make".). The Greek word is hagiasmos (άγιασμος), meaning "holiness, consecration, or sanctification." It comes from the root hagios (άγιος), which means holy or sacred. Sanctification then refers to the state or process of being set apart or made holy. What is often missed, or overlooked, is the relational aspect that is associated with the word sanctification. Only God is truly holy. Everything else, whether it is things or people, is holy only because of its relationship to God.
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Noun
1. a religious ceremony in which something is made holy
(hypernym) religious ceremony, religious ritual
(hyponym) beatification
(derivation) consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify

n. sanctification, act of making holy, consecration

(n.)
The act of sanctifying or making holy; the state of being sanctified or made holy;
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
The act of consecrating, or of setting apart for a sacred purpose; consecration.