sameness, n. 1. identity, oneness, selfsameness, identicalness, exactness, exactitude, unity; indistin-guishability, Eccles. Homoousia, consubstantiality; equivalence, correspondence, coincidence, agreement; congruence, congruency, equality, interchangeability, convertibility.
2. resemblance, likeness, alikeness, similarity, similitude, semblance; closeness, approximation, nearness; synonymy, analogy, accordance, consimilarity.
3. monotony, lack of variety, uniformity, changelessness, tedium, tediousness, routine, predictability; lack of excitement, humdrum, deadness, flatness; iteration, reiteration, repetition, recurrence, redundancy, tautology.
sample, n. 1. specimen, example, Archaic, ensam-ple, instance, illustration, representative, exemplification, type; model, pattern, exemplar; sampling, cross section, representation; foretaste, prospect, warning; piece, swatch, scrap; handout, SI. freebie; bite, sup, sip, taste; test, experiment, trial, Inf. pilot; demonstration, Inf. demo.
-adj. 2. representative, illustrative, representational; typifying, symbolizing, personifying.
-v. 3. test, try, test or try out; taste, have a piece
or sip; try on, try on for size.
sanatorium, n. asylum, hospital, Fr. hdtel-Dieu, infirmary, sick bay; home, old folk's home, nursing home, convalescent home; rehabilitation center, halfway house; hospice, hospitium, retreat, refuge; sanitarium, health resort, Chiefly Brit, watering place, spa; mineral spring, hot or warm spring, springs, baths.
sanctified, adj. 1. holy, annointed, Rom. Cath. Ch. beatified; consecrated, sacred, blessed, blest, hallowed; enshrined, canonized, glorified, exalted; dedicated, devoted, set apart; pure, cleansed, unsullied, untainted, sinless, spotless; godly, saintly, unworldly, otherworldly, divine, spiritual; devotional, religious, ceremonious; sacrosanct, inviolable, inviolate.
2. sanctimonious, holier-than-thou, self-righteous. See - sanctimonious.
sanctify, v. 1. consecrate, make holy or sacred, bless, hallow, annoint, Rom. Cath. Ch. beatify; enshrine, canonize, glorify, exalt; dedicate, devote, set apart.
2. purify, cleanse, make free from sin, wash one's sins away, clear; correct, better, restore, uplift.
3. sanction, ratify, confirm; give sanction to, legitimize, legitimatize; license, warrant, support, defend.
sanctimonious, adj. self-righteous, holier-than-thou, simon-pure, Inf. goody-goody, Inf. too good to be true; pharisaic, pietistic, over-pious, falsely pious; hypocritical, Tartuffian, canting; mealy-mouthed, unctuous, oily.
sanctimony, n. pietism, sanctimoniousness, Tartuf-fery, formalism, hypocrisy, Pharisaism, phariseeism; false piety, excessive piety, religiosity; self-righteousness, Inf. goody-goodiness, Inf. goodiness; cant, lip service, mouth honor, mealy-mouthedness; hollowness, empty ceremony; affectation, pretense, false pretense, bluff; dissimulation, feigning, dissembling, duplicity.
sanction, n. 1. authority, authorization, warrant, warranty, certification, accreditation, legalization, validation; permission, allowance, consent, vouchsafe-ment; license, liberty, leave, imprimatur, carte blanche.