Consecrate means to make holy or to dedicate to a higher purpose. You need to consecrate a building to turn it into a church, but you can also consecrate a week in New York City to the pursuit of the perfect bagel.
Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
Verb
render holy by means of religious rites
Verb
dedicate to a deity by a vow
Verb
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"
Verb
appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
Adjective
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"
a.
Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
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.
v. t.
To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a
bishop.
v. t.
To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to
enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
v. t.
To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to
dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time.
Consecrate
They were assembled in that consecrate place.
Consecrate
One day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy rest.2.
Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.3.
Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
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;
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