sacralize

[ sey-kruh-lahyz, sak-ruh- ]
/ ˈseɪ krəˌlaɪz, ˈsæk rə- /

verb (used with object), sa·cral·ized, sa·cral·iz·ing.

to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
Also especially British, sa·cral·ise.

Origin of sacralize

First recorded in 1930–35; sacral1 + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM sacralize

sa·cral·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby sacralize

sacral nerve, sacral plexus, sacral splanchnic nerve, sacralgia, sacralization, sacralize, sacrament, sacramental, sacramental wine, sacramentalism, sacramentarian

Medical definitions for sacralization

sacralization
[ sā′krə-lĭ-zā′shən ]

n.

A developmental abnormality in which the first sacral vertebra becomes fused with the fifth lumbar veterbra.