consecrated

con·se·crate (k

-kr

)

tr.v. con·se·crat·ed, con·se·crat·ing, con·se·crates

1. To declare or set apart as sacred: consecrate a church.

2. Christianity

a. To produce the ritual transformation of (the elements of the Eucharist) into the body and blood of Jesus.

b. To sanctify (bread and wine) for use in Communion.

c. To initiate (a priest) into the order of bishops.

3. To dedicate solemnly to a service or goal. See Synonyms at devote.

4. To make venerable; hallow: a tradition consecrated by time.

adj.

Dedicated to a sacred purpose; sanctified.

[Middle English consecraten, from Latin cnsecrre, cnsecrt- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + sacrre, to make sacred (from sacer, sacr-, sacred; see sak- in Indo-European roots).]

conse·crative adj.

conse·crator n.

conse·cra·tory (-kr

-tôr

, -t

) adj.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Adj.	1.	consecrated - 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" consecrate, dedicated holy - belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music" desecrated - treated with contempt; "many desecrated shrines and cemeteries"
	2.	consecrated - made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated church"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine" sanctified, sacred holy - belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power

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The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.

The Gettysburg Address by Lincoln, Abraham View in context

Then was he anointed and consecrated, and thus was fulfilled what he had heard from the frogs on his way, which had so affected him, that he was to be his Holiness the Pope.

Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context

She solemnly warned her son to look upon us as two young consecrated creatures, walking unconsciously on a heavenly path of their own, whose beginning was on earth, but whose bright end was among the angels in a better state of being.

The Two Destinies by Collins, Wilkie View in context

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