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consecrated
con·se·crate C0579700 (kŏn′sĭ-krāt′)tr.v. con·se·crat·ed, con·se·crat·ing, con·se·crates 1. To declare or set apart as sacred: consecrate a church.2. Christianity a. To sanctify (bread and wine) for Eucharistic use through a ritual regarded by some Christian churches as effecting transubstantiation.b. To initiate (a priest) into the order of bishops.3. To dedicate solemnly to a service or goal. See Synonyms at devote.4. To make venerable; hallow: a tradition consecrated by time.adj. Dedicated to a sacred purpose; sanctified.
[Middle English consecraten, from Latin cōnsecrāre, cōnsecrāt- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + sacrāre, to make sacred (from sacer, sacr-, sacred; see sak- in Indo-European roots).]
con′se·cra′tive adj.con′se·cra′tor n.con′se·cra·to′ry (-krə-tôr′ē) adj.consecrated (ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt) adj (Ecclesiastical Terms) having been made or declared sacred or holyThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | consecrated - 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"consecrate, dedicatedholy - belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine powersacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"desecrated - treated with contempt; "many desecrated shrines and cemeteries" | | 2. | consecrated - made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated church"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine"sanctified, sacredholy - belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power |
consecratedadjectiveGiven over exclusively to a single use or purpose:dedicated, devoted, hallowed, sacred.TranslationsIdiomsSeeconsecrateEncyclopediaSeeConsecrationAcronymsSeeconsignedconsecrated
Related to consecrated: Consecrated groundSynonyms for consecratedadj given over exclusively to a single use or purposeSynonyms- dedicated
- devoted
- hallowed
- sacred
Synonyms for consecratedadj solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purposeSynonymsRelated WordsAntonymsadj made or declared or believed to be holySynonymsRelated Words |