consecrated

con·se·crate  (kns-krt)

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.

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[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).]

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conse·crative adj.

conse·crator n.

conse·cra·tory (-kr-tôr, -tr) adj.

Thesaurus

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