pyhittävä

Pyhittävä is a Finnish term formed from the verb pyhittää (to sanctify, to consecrate) with the present-participle suffix -vä. In standard Finnish it functions primarily as an adjective describing something related to sanctification. It can appear before a noun in compounds or as a predicative modifier. Examples include pyhittävä rituaali (a sanctifying rite) and pyhittävä teko (an act of sanctification).

As a standalone noun, pyhittävä is uncommon and not considered a standard form; in most contexts speakers use pyhittäjä (saint, canonizer) or pyhittäminen (sanctification). Etymologically, pyhittävä is the participial form derived from pyhittää, with the -vä suffix marking relation to the action.

Usage of the term is largely confined to religious or liturgical discourse, where it may describe processes, rites, or agents involved in sanctification. In secular writing the sense tends to be metaphorical, referring to things that purify or elevate morally or symbolically.

Translations depend on context. As an adjective, pyhittävä can be rendered as “sanctifying” or “consecrating.” When conveying the act or result, English equivalents include “sanctification” or, rarely, “sanctifier” in specific phrases. However, for a noun reading, more common Finnish forms are pyhittäjä or pyhittäminen rather than pyhittävä.

See also: pyhittäjä, pyhittäminen, pyhä.