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1. n formal and explicit approval n a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards n official permission or approval n the act of final authorization v give sanction to v give authority or permission to v give religious sanction to, such as through on oath Source: ecdict

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give sanction approval permission act authority authorization control enforcing explicit final formal mechanism oath official religious social standards

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sanctimonial sanctimonious sanctimoniously sanctimoniousness sanctimony sanctionary

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