consecrate
[ kon-si-kreyt ]
/ ˈkɒn sɪˌkreɪt /
verb (used with object), con·se·crat·ed, con·se·crat·ing.
to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.
to make (something) an object of honor or veneration; hallow: a custom consecrated by time.
to devote or dedicate to some purpose: a life consecrated to science.
to admit or ordain to a sacred office, especially to the episcopate.
to change (bread and wine) into the Eucharist.
adjective
consecrated; sacred.
Origin of consecrate
synonym study for consecrate
3. See
devote.
OTHER WORDS FROM consecrate
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Example sentences from the Web for unconsecrated
British Dictionary definitions for unconsecrated (1 of 2)
unconsecrated
/ (ʌnˈkɒnsɪˌkreɪtɪd) /
adjective
not having been made or declared sacred or holy
British Dictionary definitions for unconsecrated (2 of 2)
consecrate
/ (ˈkɒnsɪˌkreɪt) /
verb (tr)
to make or declare sacred or holy; sanctify
to dedicate (one's life, time, etc) to a specific purpose
to ordain (a bishop)
Christianity
to sanctify (bread and wine) for the Eucharist to be received as the body and blood of Christ
to cause to be respected or revered; venerate
time has consecrated this custom
adjective
archaic
consecrated
Derived forms of consecrate
consecration, noun consecrator, noun consecratory (ˌkɒnsɪˈkreɪtərɪ) or consecrative, adjectiveWord Origin for consecrate
C15: from Latin
consecrāre, from
com- (intensive) +
sacrāre to devote, from
sacer sacred