justification
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jus•ti•fi•ca•tion
[juhs-tuh-fi-key-shuh n]
–noun
1.
a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
2.
an act of justifying: The painter's justification of his failure to finish on time didn't impress me.
3.
the state of being justified.
4.
Also called justification by faith. Theology. the act of God whereby humankind is made or accounted just, or free from guilt or penalty of sin.
5.
Printing. the spacing of words and letters within a line of type so that all full lines in a column have even margins both on the left and on the right.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL jūstificātiōn- (s. of jūstificātiō), equiv. to jūstificāt(us) ptp. of jūstificāre to justify (see justificatory) + -iōn- -ion-
—Related forms
pre•jus•ti•fi•ca•tion, noun
re•jus•ti•fi•ca•tion, noun
su•per•jus•ti•fi•ca•tion, noun
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jus•ti•fi•ca•tion (jŭs'tə-fĭ-kā'shən) n.
1.
a. The act of justifying.
b. The condition or fact of being justified.
2. Something, such as a fact or circumstance, that justifies: considered misgovernment to be a justification for revolution. See Synonyms at apology.
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Legal Dictionary
Main Entry: jus•ti•fi•ca•tion
Pronunciation: "j&s-t&-f&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act or an instance of justifying
2 : something that justifies; specifically : a legally sufficient reason or cause (as self-defense) for an act that would otherwise be criminal or tortious
3 : the affirmative defense of having a legally sufficient justification —compare EXCUSE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Bible Dictionary
Justification definition
a forensic term, opposed to condemnation. As regards its nature, it is the judicial act of God, by which he pardons all the sins of those who believe in Christ, and accounts, accepts, and treats them as righteous in the eye of the law, i.e., as conformed to all its demands. In addition to the pardon (q.v.) of sin, justification declares that all the claims of the law are satisfied in respect of the justified. It is the act of a judge and not of a sovereign. The law is not relaxed or set aside, but is declared to be fulfilled in the strictest sense; and so the person justified is declared to be entitled to all the advantages and rewards arising from perfect obedience to the law (
Rom. 5:1-10). It proceeds on the imputing or crediting to the believer by God himself of the perfect righteousness, active and passive, of his Representative and Surety, Jesus Christ (
Rom. 10:3-9). Justification is not the forgiveness of a man without righteousness, but a declaration that he possesses a righteousness which perfectly and for ever satisfies the law, namely, Christ's righteousness (
2 Cor. 5:21;
Rom. 4:6-8). The sole condition on which this righteousness is imputed or credited to the believer is faith in or on the Lord Jesus Christ. Faith is called a "condition," not because it possesses any merit, but only because it is the instrument, the only instrument by which the soul appropriates or apprehends Christ and his righteousness (
Rom. 1:17; 3:25, 26; 4:20, 22; Phil. 3:8-11;
Gal. 2:16). The act of faith which thus secures our justification secures also at the same time our sanctification (q.v.); and thus the doctrine of justification by faith does not lead to licentiousness (
Rom. 6:2-7). Good works, while not the ground, are the certain consequence of justification (6:14; 7:6). (See GALATIANS, EPISTLE TO.)
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Sanctification
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sanc•ti•fy
[sangk-tuh-fahy] –verb (used with object),-fied, -fy•ing.
1.
to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
2.
to purify or free from sin: Sanctify your hearts.
3.
to impart religious sanction to; render legitimate or binding: to sanctify a vow.
4.
to entitle to reverence or respect.
5.
to make productive of or conducive to spiritual blessing.
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Origin:
1350–1400; < LL sānctificāre (see Sanctus, -ify); r. ME seintefien < OF saintifier < L, as above
—Related forms
sanc•ti•fi•a•ble, adjective
sanc•ti•fi•a•ble•ness, noun
sanc•ti•fi•a•bly, adverb
sanc•ti•fi•ca•tion, noun
sanc•ti•fi•er, noun
sanc•ti•fy•ing•ly, adverb
non•sanc•ti•fi•ca•tion, noun
pre•sanc•ti•fy, verb (used with object),-fied, -fy•ing.
self-sanc•ti•fi•ca•tion, noun
un•sanc•ti•fy•ing, adjective
—Synonyms
1. bless, hallow, anoint, enshrine, exalt.
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sanctify
late 14c., seintefie "to consecrate," from O.Fr. saintifier (12c.), from L.L. sanctificare "to make holy," from sanctus "holy" (see saint) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Form altered to conform with Latin. Meaning "to render holy or legitimate by religious sanction" is from c.1400; transfered sense of "to render worthy of respect" is from c.1600.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
sanc•ti•fy (sāngk'tə-fī')
tr.v. sanc•ti•fied, sanc•ti•fy•ing, sanc•ti•fies
1. To set apart for sacred use; consecrate.
2. To make holy; purify.
3. To give religious sanction to, as with an oath or vow: sanctify a marriage.
4. To give social or moral sanction to.
5. To make productive of holiness or spiritual blessing.
[Middle English seintefien, sanctifien, from Old French saintifier, from Late Latin sānctificāre : Latin sānctus, holy, from past participle of sancīre, to consecrate; see sak- in Indo-European roots + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]
sanc'ti•fi•ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n., sanc'ti•fi'er n.
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Sanctification definition
involves more than a mere moral reformation of character, brought about by the power of the truth: it is the work of the Holy Spirit bringing the whole nature more and more under the influences of the new gracious principles implanted in the soul in regeneration. In other words, sanctification is the carrying on to perfection the work begun in regeneration, and it extends to the whole man (
Rom. 6:13;
2 Cor. 4:6;
Col. 3:10;
1 John 4:7;
1 Cor. 6:19). It is the special office of the Holy Spirit in the plan of redemption to carry on this work (
1 Cor. 6:11;
2 Thess. 2:13). Faith is instrumental in securing sanctification, inasmuch as it (1) secures union to Christ (
Gal. 2:20), and (2) brings the believer into living contact with the truth, whereby he is led to yield obedience "to the commands, trembling at the threatenings, and embracing the promises of God for this life and that which is to come." Perfect sanctification is not attainable in this life (
1 Kings 8:46;
Prov. 20:9;
Eccl. 7:20;
James 3:2;
1 John 1:8). See Paul's account of himself in
Rom. 7:14-25; Phil. 3:12-14; and
1 Tim. 1:15; also the confessions of David (
Ps. 19:12, 13; 51), of Moses (90:8), of Job (42:5, 6), and of Daniel (9:3-20). "The more holy a man is, the more humble, self-renouncing, self-abhorring, and the more sensitive to every sin he becomes, and the more closely he clings to Christ. The moral imperfections which cling to him he feels to be sins, which he laments and strives to overcome. Believers find that their life is a constant warfare, and they need to take the kingdom of heaven by storm, and watch while they pray. They are always subject to the constant chastisement of their Father's loving hand, which can only be designed to correct their imperfections and to confirm their graces. And it has been notoriously the fact that the best Christians have been those who have been the least prone to claim the attainment of perfection for themselves.", Hodge's Outlines.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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