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consecrate
[ kon-si-kreyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity:
to consecrate a new church building.
Antonyms:
- to make (something) an object of honor or veneration; hallow:
a custom consecrated by time.
Synonyms: ,
- 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
consecrate
/ ˈkɒnsɪˌkreɪt; ˌkɒnsɪˈkreɪtərɪ /
verb
- 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
- ˌDzԲˈپDz, noun
- consecratory, adjective
- ˈDzԲˌٴǰ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- Dz···ٴǰ Dz··· noun
- Dz···ٴ· [kon, -si-kr, uh, -tawr-ee], Dz···پ adjective
- ·Dz··ٱ verb (used with object) deconsecrated deconsecrating
- ·Dz··ٱ verb (used with object) preconsecrated preconsecrating
- ·Dz··ٱ verb (used with object) reconsecrated reconsecrating
- un·Dz···پ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of consecrate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of consecrate1
Example Sentences
Later that evening, Rocky himself made an appearance, effectively consecrating his own corner of the fair and Design.Space as a whole.
Bishop Rachel was consecrated as the 41st Bishop of Gloucester in 2015.
These are the kinds of things you hear in line at Telluride, attendees hoping to do some consecrating and electing of their own.
In circles that emphasize biblical patriarchy, often rooted in the Calvinist or Reformed wing of Christianity, some have suggested that civil government should have no role in consecrating marriage.
Each procession is being led by a priest holding a monstrance — typically a sunburst-patterned vessel that displays the host, or bread wafer consecrated by a priest at Mass.
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