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v. To declare or set apart as sacred: consecrate a church.

v. Christianity To produce the ritual transformation of (the elements of the Eucharist) into the body and blood of Jesus.

v. Christianity To sanctify (bread and wine) for use in Communion.

v. Christianity To initiate (a priest) into the order of bishops.

v. To dedicate solemnly to a service or goal. See Synonyms at devote.

v. To make venerable; hallow: a tradition consecrated by time.

adj. Dedicated to a sacred purpose; sanctified.

v. To declare, or otherwise make something holy.

adj. Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.

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.

v. To set apart to a sacred office.

v. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor.

v. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify.

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.

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

"Etymology: de - + - secrate (as in consecrate) to violate the sanctity of"

votive    ordained   

defile    desecrate   

consecrated    consecrates    consecrating   

invest    enthrone    vest    commit    give    dedicate    devote   

consecrated    devoted    dedicated    sacred    addict    canonize    hallow    dignify   

bounde    thegafcon    endureth    advertence    suffragan    enough    poureth    boylike    sinjuku    newly-appointed