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Meaning of CONSECRATED

Pronunciation:  k'ânsukr`eytud

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 Definition: 
  1. [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"
  2. [adj]  made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated chursh"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine"
 
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 Synonyms: consecrate, dedicated, ordained, sanctified, votive
 
 Antonyms: desecrated
 
 See Also: holy, sacred

 

 

 

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