Consecrate — Defs

01 a. Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.

1.
Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
“They were assembled in that consecrate place.” — Bacon.

02 v. t. 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; as, …

imp. & p. p. Consecrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Consecrating

1.
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; as, to consecrate a church; to give (one's self) unreservedly, as to the service of God.
“One day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy rest.” — Sharp.
2.
To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop.
“Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.” — Ex. xxix. 9.
3.
To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
4.
To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time.

Syn. See Addict.