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con·se·crate

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–verb (used with object)

1.	to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.

2.	to make (something) an object of honor or veneration; hallow: a custom consecrated by time.

3.	to devote or dedicate to some purpose: a life consecrated to science.

4.	to admit or ordain to a sacred office, esp. to the episcopate.

5.	to change (bread and wine) into the Eucharist.

–adjective

6.	consecrated; sacred.

[Origin: 1325–75; ME consecraten < L consecrātus (ptp. of consecrāre), equiv. to con- con- + -secr- (var., in non-initial syllables, of sacer) sacred, holy + -ātus -ate¹

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—Related forms

con·se·crat·ed·ness, noun

con·se·cra·tor, con·se·crat·er, noun

con·se·cra·to·ry

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—Synonyms 2. sanctify, venerate. 3. See devote.

—Antonyms 1. desecrate.

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con·se·crate Audio Help (kŏn'sĭ-krāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. con·se·crat·ed, con·se·crat·ing, con·se·crates

To declare or set apart as sacred: consecrate a church.
Christianity
1. To produce the ritual transformation of (the elements of the Eucharist) into the body and blood of Jesus.
2. To sanctify (bread and wine) for use in Communion.
3. To initiate (a priest) into the order of bishops.
To dedicate solemnly to a service or goal. See Synonyms at devote.
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, -tōr'ē) adj.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
consecrate

1387, from L. consecratus, pp. of consecrare "to make holy, devote," from com- "together" + sacrare (see sacred).

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consecrate
adjective
1.	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] [ant: desecrated]
verb
1.	appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" [syn: ordain]
2.	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]
3.	dedicate to a deity by a vow [syn: vow]
4.	render holy by means of religious rites [ant: deconsecrate]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
consecrate [ˈkonsikreit] verb

to set apart for a holy use; to dedicate to God
Example: The bishop consecrated the new church.

Arabic:	يُكَرِّسُ حَياتَه لِخِدْمَة الله
Chinese (Simplified):	献祭
Chinese (Traditional):	獻祭
Czech:	vysvětit
Danish:	ordinere; indvie
Dutch:	wijden
Estonian:	sisse õnnistama, pühitsema
Finnish:	vihkiä, siunata
French:	consacrer
German:	weihen
Greek:	αφιερώνω, καθαγιάζω
Hungarian:	(fel)szentel
Icelandic:	helga, vígja
Indonesian:	mempersembahkan
Italian:	consacrare

Japanese:	神にささげる
Korean:	봉헌하다
Latvian:	iesvētīt
Lithuanian:	pašventinti, įšventinti
Norwegian:	vigsle, innvie
Polish:	święcić
Portuguese (Brazil):	consagrar
Portuguese (Portugal):	consagrar
Romanian:	a sfinţi
Russian:	освящать
Slovak:	vysvätiť
Slovenian:	posvetiti
Spanish:	consagrar
Swedish:	inviga, viga
Turkish:	takdis etmek

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Consecrate

Ad*dict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Addicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Addicting.] [L. addictus, p. p. of addicere to adjudge, devote; ad + dicere to say. See Diction.]

1. To apply habitually; to devote; to habituate; -- with to. "They addict themselves to the civil law." --Evelyn.

He is addicted to his study. --Beau. & Fl.

That part of mankind that addict their minds to speculations. --Adventurer.

His genius addicted him to the study of antiquity. --Fuller.

A man gross . . . and addicted to low company. --Macaulay.

2. To adapt; to make suitable; to fit. [Obs.]

The land about is exceedingly addicted to wood, but the coldness of the place hinders the growth. --Evelyn.

Syn: Addict, Devote, Consecrate, Dedicate. Addict was formerly used in a good sense; as, addicted to letters; but is now mostly employed in a bad sense or an indifferent one; as, addicted to vice; addicted to sensual indulgence. "Addicted to staying at home." --J. S. Mill. Devote is always taken in a good sense, expressing habitual earnestness in the pursuit of some favorite object; as, devoted to science. Consecrate and dedicate express devotion of a higher kind, involving religious sentiment; as, consecrated to the service of the church; dedicated to God.

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