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

2. (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.

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

accolade acme admiration adoration adulation aggrandizement appreciation approbation approval ascension ascent assumption awe beatification beau ideal bepraisement best type breathless adoration canonization congratulation consideration courtesy culmination cynosure deference deification dignification duty ego ideal elevation eloge embodiment encomium ennoblement enshrinement enthronement epitome erection escalation esteem estimation eulogium eulogy exaggerated respect exaltation excessive praise favor fetishization flattery gathering glorification glory great respect height hero hero worship high regard homage hommage honor ideal idolatry idolization idolizing immortalization kudos last word laud laudation lifting lionization lionizing magnification meed of praise mirror overpraise paean panegyric paragon peak praise prestige quintessence raising rearing regard respect resurrection reverence reverential regard sainting sanctification shining example summit sursum corda the Ascension the Assumption translation tribute ultimate upbuoying upcast upheaval uplift uplifting upping uprearing upthrow upthrust veneration worship