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English Dictionary: consecrate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for consecrate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
consecrate 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" Synonym(s): consecrated, consecrate, dedicated Antonym(s): desecrated v appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" Synonym(s): ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order 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" Synonym(s): give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote dedicate to a deity by a vow Synonym(s): vow, consecrate render holy by means of religious rites Synonym(s): consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify Antonym(s): deconsecrate, desecrate, unhallow
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Consecrate \Con"secrate\, 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Consecrate \Con"secrate\, 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}.