Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- transitive v. To declare or set apart as sacred: consecrate a church.
- transitive v. Christianity To produce the ritual transformation of (the elements of the Eucharist) into the body and blood of Jesus.
- transitive v. Christianity To sanctify (bread and wine) for use in Communion.
- transitive v. Christianity To initiate (a priest) into the order of bishops.
- transitive v. To dedicate solemnly to a service or goal. See Synonyms at devote.
- transitive v. To make venerable; hallow: a tradition consecrated by time.
- adj. Dedicated to a sacred purpose; sanctified.
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- v. To declare, or otherwise make something holy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adj. Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
- transitive v. 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.
- transitive v. To set apart to a sacred office.
- transitive v. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
- transitive v. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To make or declare sacred with certain ceremonies or rites; appropriate to sacred uses or employments; set apart, dedicate, or devote to the service of the Deity: as, to consecrate a church; to consecrate the eucharistic elements. See consecration, 1.
- Specifically, in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches, to initiate solemnly into the order of bishops, as a priest. See consecration, . To devote or dedicate from profound feeling or a religious motive: as, his life was consecrated to the service of the poor.
- To make revered or worshiped, or highly regarded; hallow: as, a custom consecrated by time.
- To place among the gods; apotheosize.
- To enroll among the saints; canonize.
- Sacred; consecrated; devoted; dedicated.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- v. appoint to a clerical posts
- v. dedicate to a deity by a vow
- v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- adj. solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose
- v. render holy by means of religious rites
Etymologies
Examples
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Etymology: de - + - secrate (as in consecrate) to violate the sanctity of
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Those who adopt the calling consecrate themselves to it by some religious ceremony, and ever after are connected with the temples.
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We all know that to consecrate is to set apart for holy service.
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Having said that, should such individuals choose to have a minister, imam, priest, rabbi, shaman or wiccan "consecrate" the affair - after the fact that's their own business.
Michael B. Laskoff: Death to Family Values - Zippers at Half Mast
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Heck, we were warned before our wedding vows that the word is "consecrate", not "constipate".
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Oh! -- to the really 'consecrate' in heart and thought I could give my life so easily, so slavishly even!
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He remarks that the Hebrew verb to ban is sometimes rendered "consecrate": Micah iv.
The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus
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"A night of memories and sighs" he might "consecrate" to his lost lady love, as Landor did to Rose Aylmer.
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The only difference between the application of the same term to Christ and the disciples is, as applied to Christ, that it means only to "consecrate"; whereas, in application to the disciples, it means to consecrate with the additional idea of previous sanctification, since nothing but what is holy can be presented as an offering.
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The root word would be 'consecrate' and you put before and after that word a lot of additions, creating this complex meaning.
gcastro commented on the word consecrate
being holy with God
October 1, 2010