I said that God had given women other gifts as well, such as the ones he had bestowed on her. She said what might those be? I said the gift of being able to read, since all Aunts were gifted in that way. She said that the reading the Aunts did was holy reading and in the service of all the things she had said before— she said them over again— and did I presume to be sufficiently sanctified myself?
The Testaments (sequel to The Handmaid's Tale) by Margaret Atwood
What does 'be sufficiently sanctified' mean in this context? sanctified
Thank you.
The Testaments (sequel to The Handmaid's Tale) by Margaret Atwood
What does 'be sufficiently sanctified' mean in this context? sanctified
Thank you.