ˈconsecrative,a.rare—1. [ad. L. type *consecrātīv-us (prob. in med.L.), f. L. consecrāt-ppl. stem: see -ive. (Godef. has obs. F. consécratif, -ive.)] Of consecrating character or tendency. a1617Bayne Diocesan's Trial (1621) 58 The Bishops imposition was properly consecrative and sacramentall.