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consecrate

[ kon-si-kreyt ]

/ ˈkɒn sɪˌkreɪt /

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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

SYNONYMS FOR consecrate

2 sanctify, venerate.

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Origin of consecrate

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English consecraten, from Latin consecrātus (past participle of consecrāre ), equivalent to con- + -secr- (variant, in noninitial syllables, of sacer “consecrated, holy”) + -ātus, past participle suffix; see origin at con-, sacred, -ate¹

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3. See devote. 6. See holy.

OTHER WORDS FROM consecrate

con·se·cra·tor, con·se·crat·er, nouncon·se·cra·to·ry

[kon-si-kruh-tawr-ee], /ˈkɒn sɪ krəˌtɔr i/, con·se·cra·tive, adjectivede·con·se·crate, verb (used with object), de·con·se·crat·ed, de·con·se·crat·ing.pre·con·se·crate, verb (used with object), pre·con·se·crat·ed, pre·con·se·crat·ing.

re·con·se·crate, verb (used with object), re·con·se·crat·ed, re·con·se·crat·ing.un·con·se·cra·tive, adjective

Words nearby consecrate

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Example sentences from the Web for consecrate

Let his countrymen consecrate the memory of the heroic general, the patriotic statesman, and the virtuous sage.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents|Edited by James D. Richardson
These divinest poets consecrate the spot, and throw a reflected glory over the humblest of their companions.
Our Old Home, Vol. 2|Nathaniel Hawthorne
For to what but to felicity should men consecrate themselves, were felicity a goddess?
The City of God, Volume I|Aurelius Augustine
Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate it.
The Prophet Ezekiel|Arno C. Gaebelein

It is all consecrated but one thing, and I can't consecrate that.
Beth Woodburn|Maud Petitt

British Dictionary definitions for consecrate

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; veneratetime has consecrated this custom

adjective

archaic consecrated

Derived forms of consecrate

consecration, nounconsecrator, nounconsecratory (ˌkɒnsɪˈkreɪtərɪ) or consecrative, adjective

Word Origin for consecrate

C15: from Latin consecrāre, from com- (intensive) + sacrāre to devote, from sacer sacred

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