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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Consecrate \Con"se*crate\, a. [L. consceratus, p. p. of
     conscerare to conscerate; con- + sacrare to consecrate, sacer
     sacred. See Sacred.]
     Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           They were assembled in that consecrate place. --Bacon.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Consecrate \Con"se*crate\, v. t. [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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              One day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy
              rest.                                 --Sharp.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a
        bishop.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. --Ex.
                                                    xxix. 9.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll
        among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as,
        rules or principles consecrated by time. --Burke.
  
     Syn: See Addict.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Consecrate \Con"se*crate\, a. [L. consceratus, p. p. of
     conscerare to conscerate; con- + sacrare to consecrate, sacer
     sacred. See Sacred.]
     Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
  
           They were assembled in that consecrate place. --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Consecrate \Con"se*crate\, v. t. [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. --Burke.
  
     Syn: See Addict.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  consecrate
       adj : 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, dedicated] [ant: desecrated]
       v 1: appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
            [syn: ordain, ordinate, order]
       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, dedicate, commit, devote]
       3: dedicate to a deity by a vow [syn: vow]
       4: render holy by means of religious rites [syn: bless, hallow,
           sanctify] [ant: desecrate]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  consecrate
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 αγιάζω, καθαγιάζω
     2 απονέμω εκκλησιαστικό αξίωμα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  consecrate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la cōnsecrō  2 p pres actv impr)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  consecrate
     a.
     Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To declare something holy, or make it holy by
  some procedure.
     2 (lb en transitive Roman Catholicism specifically) To ordain as a
  bishop.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  consecrate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la cōnsecrō  2 p pres actv impr)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  consecrate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la cōnsecrō  2 p pres actv impr)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  consecrate
     Englanti vb.
     1 vihkiä, siunata
     2 asettaa piispa virkaan
     3 pyhittää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  consecrate
     Engelska vb.
     helga, ägna

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Consecrate /kˈɒnsɪkɹˌeɪt/
  مكرّس

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  consecrate //ˈkɑnsəkɹeɪt// //ˈkɑnsəkɹət// //ˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt// //ˈkɒnsəkɹət// 
  освещавам
  declare holy, or make holy by some procedure

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  consecrate /kˈɒnsɪkɹˌeɪt/ 
  zasvětit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  consecrate /kˈɒnsɪkɹˌeɪt/ 
  požehnat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  consecrate /kˈɒnsɪkɹˌeɪt/ 
  vysvětit

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  consecrate /kˈɒnsɪkɹˌeɪt/ 
  bendigo 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  consecrate /kˈɒnsɪkɹˌeɪt/ 
  cysegru 

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  consecrate //ˈkɑnsəkɹeɪt// //ˈkɑnsəkɹət// //ˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt// //ˈkɒnsəkɹət// 
  pyhittää
  declare holy, or make holy by some procedure

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  consecrate /kˈɒnsɪkɹˌeɪt/ 
  1. प्रतिष्ठित्र
        "Homi Jehangir Babha led a life consecrated to science"

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  consecrate /kˈɒnsɪkɹˌeɪt/ 
  1. अर्पण~करना
        "Homi Jehangir Babha consecrated his life to science."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  consecrate /kˈɒnsɪkɹˌeɪt/
  posvetiti

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  consecrate /kˈɒnsɪkɹˌeɪt/
  1. megszentelt
  2. felszentelt
  3. szentesített
  4. beszentelt
  5. szentelt

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  consecrate //ˈkɑnsəkɹeɪt// //ˈkɑnsəkɹət// //ˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt// //ˈkɒnsəkɹət// 
  menahbiskan
  declare holy, or make holy by some procedure

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  consecrate //ˈkɑnsəkɹeɪt// //ˈkɑnsəkɹət// //ˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt// //ˈkɒnsəkɹət// 
  konsekrere
  declare holy, or make holy by some procedure

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  consecrate /ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt/ 
    poświęcać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  consecrate /kˈɒnsɪkɹˌeɪt/
  consagrar

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  consecrate /kˈɒnsɪkɹˌeɪt/
  1. takdis etmek
  2. tanrıya adamak, vakfetmek, hasretmek, tahsis etmek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈkɑnsəˌkɹeɪt/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 供神用,奉献,使神圣;
  a. 被献给神的,神圣的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 供神用,奉献,使神圣
     a. 被献给神的,神圣的

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