Thesaurus: consecrate

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1. a. Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
2. v. t. 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.
3. v. t. To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop.
4. v. t. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
5. v. t. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time.
6. adj. solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose
7. v. appoint to a clerical posts
8. v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
9. v. dedicate to a deity by a vow
10. v. render holy by means of religious rites
11. Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred. They were assembled in that consecrate place. Bacon. 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.
12. Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.They were assembled in that consecrate place. Bacon.