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  • 111bless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. hallow, consecrate; praise; thank. See deity, piety, approbation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To give] Syn. endow, bestow, favor, grant, commend, endorse, approve, praise, extol, give one s blessing;… …

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  • 112glorify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. exalt, magnify, revere; exaggerate; praise, honor; transform; flatter. See repute, exaggeration, approbation.Ant., denigrate. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To praise] Syn. laud, commend, extol, acclaim; see… …

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  • 113hallow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. bless, sanctify, consecrate, enshrine. See piety, celebration. Ant., desecrate. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. consecrate, sanctify, beatify, dedicate; see bless 3 , praise 1 , dedicate . See Synonym Study… …

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  • 114piety — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Devoutness Nouns 1. piety, piousness, devoutness; religion, theism, faith, belief; religiousness, holiness, saintliness; reverence, worship, veneration, devotion; grace, unction, edification; sanctity,… …

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  • 115pleasure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Feeling of enjoyment Nouns 1. pleasure, enjoyment, gratification; voluptuousness, sensuality; luxuriousness; gluttony; titillation, gusto; creature comforts, comfort, ease, [lap of] luxury; purple and… …

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  • 116purify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. refine, distill; cleanse. See purity. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cleanse] Syn. chasten, clear, refine, wash, disinfect, fumigate, deodorize, depurate, clarify, deterge, rarify, sublimate, edulcorate …

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  • 117saint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hallow, pietist, apostle; votary; saintess, patroness; martyr; pir; saintling, saint errant, angel (inf.), paragon (inf.). See piety, innocence, virtue.Ant., devil, demon. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An… …

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  • 118canonize — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. saint, sanctify, beatify, glorify, deify, apotheosize, idolize, idolatrize, consecrate, enshrine, sanction, dedicate, make canonical, put on a pedestal*; see also bless 3 , love 1 , worship 2 …

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  • 119Pleasurableness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Capability of giving pleasure PARAG:Pleasurableness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 pleasurableness pleasurableness pleasantness agreeableness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 pleasure giving pleasure giving jucundity delectability Sgm: N 1… …

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  • 120Piety — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Piety >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 piety piety religion theism faith Sgm: N 1 religiousness religiousness holiness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 saintship saintship Sgm: N 1 religionism …

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