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consecrate Definition

con·se·crate (kän′si krāt′)

transitive verb -·crat′ed, -·crat′·ing

    1. to set apart as holy; make or declare sacred for religious use
    2. to make (someone) a bishop, ruler, etc. by a religious ceremony
  2. to devote entirely; dedicate to consecrate one's life to art
  3. to cause to be revered or honored; hallow ground consecrated by their martyrdom

Etymology: ME consecraten < L consecratus, pp. of consecrare < com-, together + sacrare: see sacred

adjective

Archaic consecrated

consecrate Related Forms
con′·se·cra′·tor noun con′·se·cra·to′ry (-kre tôr′ē) adjective
consecrate Synonyms

consecrate

v.

  1. To dedicate to God

    hallow, sanctify, anoint; see bless 3.

  2. To set apart

    dedicate, ordain, devote, apply; see dedicate 2. See syn. study at dedicate.

consecrate Usage Examples

Object

  • bishop: People who indulge in sex outside marriage will still be consecrated bishops.
  • wafer: They washed the saint's body, wrapped his head in a head cloth, and placed the consecrated wafer on his breast.
  • archbishop: In 1234, at the command of Pope Gregory IX he was consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury.
  • bread: Breaking of the Bread The president breaks the consecrated bread.
  • cemetery: The churchyard was closed for burials and a new cemetery consecrated in 1882 on the opposite of the road to the church.
  • ground: At the time, slaves were not allowed to be buried on consecrated ground.

Subject

  • bishop: They had all been ordained or consecrated by bishops of the MP, to which they themselves had belonged.

Preposition: as

  • bishop: Gene Robinson was being consecrated as the new bishop of the Diocese.

Modifies a noun

  • yourselves: January 15, 1990 " Consecrate yourselves for tommorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.

Modifying Another Word

  • solemnly: On October the 8th 1868 the church was solemnly consecrated by the Bishop of Clifton - The Rt Rev Dr. Clifford.
  • newly: Its organ was built for the newly consecrated church 1894, by the famous firm of organ builders of William Hill & Son.
  • finally: The Cathedral was finally consecrated in the presence of King Robert the Bruce on 5th July 1318.
  • never: It was built in 1874 but was never consecrated.
  • not: We could not consecrate our sinful lives to God - there is nothing acceptable to God about our old lives.
  • specially: It must be specially an outstanding note in the lives of those seeking to be specially consecrated to Christ as his servants.

Preposition: in

  • century: The foundations of her church lie beneath the present remarkable Romanesque nave, which was consecrated in the 12th century.
  • presence: The Cathedral was finally consecrated in the presence of King Robert the Bruce on 5th July 1318.

Preposition: for

  • burial: In 1817, the churchyard was consecrated for burials.
  • worship: The Church was completed in 1633 and consecrated for worship five years later.

Preposition: by

  • bishop: They had all been ordained or consecrated by bishops of the MP, to which they themselves had belonged.