To invoke divine favor upon.
To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify.
To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.
To turn (a reference) into an object.
Used as an expression of endearment, gratitude, or (ironically) belittlement.
To formally rebuke.
To criticize harshly.
An official reprimand.
Judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment.
The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.