Where Does Vivification Come from?

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Vivify (V.) Late 14C. , from Old French Vivifier "Come Alive; Give Life To" (12C.), from Late Latin Vivificare "Make Alive, Restore to Life," from Vivificus...

Where Does Vivification Come from?

vivify (v.)
late 14c., from Old French vivifier "come alive; give life to" (12c.), from Late Latin vivificare "make alive, restore to life," from vivificus "enlivening," from Latin vivus "alive" (from PIE root *gwei- "to live") + combining form of facere "to make" (from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put").

What is the meaning of vivification?

transitive verb. 1 : to endow with life or renewed life : animate rains that vivify the barren hills. 2 : to impart vitality or vividness to concentrating this union of quality and meaning in a way which vivifies both— John Dewey.

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What is the biblical definition of sanctification?

1 : to set apart to a sacred purpose or to religious use : consecrate. 2 : to free from sin : purify.

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