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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.
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One day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy
rest. --Sharp.
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2. To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a
bishop.
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Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. --Ex.
xxix. 9.
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3. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll
among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
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4. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as,
rules or principles consecrated by time. --Burke.
Syn: See Addict.
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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 ]
consecrated
adj 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: consecrate, dedicated] [ant: desecrated]
2: made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity
or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated chursh";
"the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and
wine"; "sanctified wine" [syn: sacred, sanctified]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
consecrated
vb.
(infl of en consecrate ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
consecrated
vb.
(infl of en consecrate ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
consecrated
vb.
(infl of en consecrate ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
consecrated
vb.
(infl of en consecrate ed-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
consecrated
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm c onsecrate d)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
consecrated
Engelska a.
(avledning en consecrate ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb consecrate)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Consecrated /kˈɒnsɪkɹˌeɪtɪd/ مكرّسFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
consecrated /kˈɒnsɪkɹˌeɪtɪd/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]zasvěcený
consecrated /kˈɒnsɪkɹˌeɪtɪd/ geweiht, eingesegnet, konsekriert see: consecrate sth., consecrating, consecrated soilFrom English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
consecrated /kˈɒnsɪkɹˌeɪtɪd/ posvećen, posvećenomFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
consecrated /kˈɒnsɪkɹˌeɪtɪd/ 1. megszentelt 2. felszenteltFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈkɑnsəˌkɹeɪtɪd/