Meaning of CONSECRATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kânsu`kreyt
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- [adj] solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II"
- [v] render holy by means of religious rites
- [v] dedicate to a deity by a vow
- [v] give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
- [v] appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
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| | Synonyms: | | bless, consecrated, dedicated, hallow, ordain, ordained, order, ordinate, sanctify, votive, vow |
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| | Antonyms: | | deconsecrate, desecrate, desecrated | | |
| | See Also: | | apply, commit, consecrate, declare, dedicate, devote, employ, enthrone, give, holy, invest, reconsecrate, rededicate, sacred, use, utilise, utilize, vest | |
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\Con"se*crate\, a. [L. consceratus, p. p. of
conscerare to conscerate; con- + sacrare to consecrate, sacer
sacred. See {Sacred}.]
Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
They were assembled in that consecrate place. --Bacon.
\Con"se*crate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Consecrated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Consecrating}.]
1. To make, or declare to be, sacred; to appropriate to
sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the
service or worship of God; as, to consecrate a church; to
give (one's self) unreservedly, as to the service of God.
One day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy
rest. --Sharp.
2. To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a
bishop.
Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. --Ex.
xxix. 9.
3. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll
among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
4. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as,
rules or principles consecrated by time. --Burke.
Syn: See {Addict}.
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