'Consecrate' definitions:
Definition of 'consecrate'
(from WordNet)
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" [syn: consecrated, consecrate, dedicated] [ant: desecrated]
verb
Appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" [syn: ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order]
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" [syn: give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote]
verb
Dedicate to a deity by a vow [syn: vow, consecrate]
verb
Definition of 'Consecrate'
From: GCIDE
- Consecrate \Con"se*crate\, a. [L. consceratus, p. p. of conscerare to conscerate; con- + sacrare to consecrate, sacer sacred. See Sacred.] Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred. [1913 Webster]
- They were assembled in that consecrate place. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Consecrate'
From: GCIDE
- Consecrate \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. [1913 Webster]
- One day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy rest. --Sharp. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop. [1913 Webster]
- Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. --Ex. xxix. 9. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time. --Burke.
- Syn: See Addict. [1913 Webster]