consecrate

1. a. Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

3. v. t. To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop. Source: opted

4. v. t. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor. Source: opted

5. v. t. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time. Source: opted

6. adj. solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose Source: wordnet

7. v. appoint to a clerical posts Source: wordnet

8. v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause Source: wordnet

9. v. dedicate to a deity by a vow Source: wordnet

10. v. render holy by means of religious rites Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

12. Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.They were assembled in that consecrate place. Bacon. Source: adambom

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