Magpakabanal (en. To make oneself holy)

/maɡpakaˈba.nal/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The act of doing things to become holy or sacred.

We should make ourselves holy in our thoughts and actions.

Dapat tayong magpakabanal sa ating mga saloobin at gawa.

The showing of divine qualities within oneself.

In his worship, he wished to make himself holy.

Sa kanyang pagsisimba, ninais niyang magpakabanal.

The word 'magpakabanal' originates from the root word 'banal' which means 'sacred' or 'holy'.

make oneself holy to God

Walking the path of holiness as desired by God.

magpakabanal sa Diyos

holy

Expresses a certain holiness or sacredness.

banal

holiness

The state of being holy; the essence of holiness.

kabanalan

to be kind or righteous at all times

I hope you can be good in front of people even though it's hard.

Sana makapagpakabanal ka sa harap ng mga tao kahit na mahirap.

to show off being good or act like an angel to others

Sometimes he pretends to be saintly, but in reality, he's not like that.

Minsan nagmamagpakabanal siya, pero sa totoo lang, hindi naman siya ganyan.

to be fake or hypocritical

Those people over there act all saintly but behind it all, they're rude.

Yung mga tao d'yan, parang nagpakabanal pero sa likod ng lahat, bastos naman.