Sacralize:
Imbue with or treat as having a sacred character or quality.
‘rural images that sacralize country life’ [Lexico/Oxford]
Noted in “Krugman Nails the GOP Hide to the Wall,” Dan K, The Daily Kos:
If we win this election, that will be the start of repudiating sacralized selfishness. No wonder Trump and the GOP are trying so hard to steal it.
