consecrate
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Is consecrate a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of consecrate?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.Examples: "But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract."Synonyms: behallow, hallowAntonyms: desecrate, defile, consecratetransitive
2. (transitive, Roman Catholicism, specifically) To ordain as a bishop.specificallytransitive
3. (transitive) To commit (oneself or one's time) solemnly to some aim or task.transitive
adj (English)
1. (archaic, obsolete, as a participle) Consecrated.Examples: "Led to the city consecrate to Mars."archaicobsolete
2. (rare, as a participial adjective) Consecrated, devoted, dedicated, sacred.Examples: "And that this body conſecrate to thee, By Ruffian Luſt ſhould be contaminate!"; "They were assembled in that consecrate place."rare
Definition source: Wiktionary