Consecrate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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           They were assembled in that consecrate place. --Bacon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              One day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy
              rest.                                 --Sharp.
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     2. To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a
        bishop.
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              Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. --Ex.
                                                    xxix. 9.
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     3. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll
        among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
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     4. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as,
        rules or principles consecrated by time. --Burke.
  
     Syn: See {Addict}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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" [syn:
             {consecrated}, {dedicated}] [ant: {desecrated}]
       v 1: appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
            [syn: {ordain}, {ordinate}, {order}]
       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"
          [syn: {give}, {dedicate}, {commit}, {devote}]
       3: dedicate to a deity by a vow [syn: {vow}]
       4: render holy by means of religious rites [syn: {bless}, {hallow},
           {sanctify}] [ant: {desecrate}]