About The Word Consecrate
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Consecrate
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What's The Definition Of Consecrate?
[adj] 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"
[v] render holy by means of religious rites [v] dedicate to a deity by a vow [v] give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" [v] appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" Synonyms | Synonyms for Consecrate: bless | consecrated | dedicated | hallow | ordain | ordained | order | ordinate | sanctify | votive | vow Related Terms | Find terms related to Consecrate: See Also | apply | commit | consecrate | declare | dedicate | devote | employ | enthrone | give | holy | invest | reconsecrate | rededicate | sacred | use | utilise | utilize | vest Consecrate In Webster's Dictionary \Con"se*crate\, a. [L. consceratus, p. p. of
conscerare to conscerate; con- + sacrare to consecrate, sacer
sacred. See {Sacred}.]
Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
They were assembled in that consecrate place. --Bacon.
\Con"se*crate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Consecrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Consecrating}.] 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}. |
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