consecrate[verb]Synonyms: sanctify, dedicate, devote, hallow, ordain, set apart, venerate
Contrasted words: desecrate, profane, defile, pollute
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con‧se‧crate /ˈkɒnsəkreɪt, ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt $ ˈkɑːn-/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of consecrare, from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + sacrare (, sacred)]
1. to officially state in a special religious ceremony that a place or building is holy and can be used for religious purposes:
The bones will be reburied in consecrated ground.2. to officially state in a special religious ceremony that someone is now a priest,
bishop etc
—consecration /ˌkɒnsəˈkreɪʃ
ən, ˌkɒnsɪˈkreɪʃ
ən $ ˌkɑːn-/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲