consecrate

Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: ordainordinateordergivededicatecommitdevotevowblesshallowsanctifyconsecrated

WordNet 3.0

Verb (4)

  1. appoint to a clerical posts“he was ordained in the Church”Synonyms: ordainordinateorder
  2. 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”Synonyms: givededicatecommitdevote
  3. dedicate to a deity by a vowSynonyms: vow
  4. render holy by means of religious ritesSynonyms: blesshallowsanctify

Adjective (1)

  1. 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”Synonyms: consecrateddedicated
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Consecrate \Con"se*crate\, a. [L. consceratus, p. p. of conscerare to conscerate; con- + sacrare to consecrate, sacer sacred. See Sacred.] Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred. [1913 Webster]

They were assembled in that consecrate place. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

Consecrate \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. [1913 Webster]

One day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy rest.— Sharp.[1913 Webster]

2.To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop. [1913 Webster]

Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.— Ex. xxix. 9.[1913 Webster]

3.To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor. [1913 Webster]

4.To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time. --Burke.

Syn: See Addict. [1913 Webster]

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