consecrate (verb)

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• consecrate — ► VERB 1) make or declare sacred. 2) ordain to a sacred office, typically that of bishop. 3) (in Christian belief) make (bread or wine) into the body and blood of Christ. DERIVATIVES consecration noun. ORIGIN Latin consecrare dedicate, devote as… …   English terms dictionary

• consecrate — verb To declare, or otherwise make something holy. 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… …   Wiktionary

• consecrate — verb Consecrate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bishop, ↑church …   Collocations dictionary

• consecrate — verb (T) 1 to officially state in a special religious ceremony that a place or building is holy and can be used for religious purposes. 2 to officially state in a special religious ceremony that someone is now a priest, bishop (1) etc consecrated …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• consecrate — verb the bishop had consecrated two cathedrals in his time Syn: sanctify, bless, make holy, make sacred; dedicate to God, devote, reserve, set apart; anoint, ordain; formal hallow See note at divine …   Thesaurus of popular words

• consecrate — UK [ˈkɒnsɪˌkreɪt] / US [ˈkɑnsəˌkreɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms consecrate : present tense I/you/we/they consecrate he/she/it consecrates present participle consecrating past tense consecrated past participle consecrated 1) to perform a… …   English dictionary

• consecrate — I. adjective Date: 14th century dedicated to a sacred purpose II. transitive verb ( crated; crating) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin consecratus, past participle of consecrare, from com + sacrare to consecrate more at sacred Date: 14th… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• consecrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. bless, sanctify, hallow; seal, dedicate, devote. See piety, repute, clergy. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To dedicate to God] Syn. hallow, sanctify, anoint; see bless 3 . 2. [To set apart] Syn. dedicate,… …   English dictionary for students

• consecrate — con|se|crate [ kansə,kreıt ] verb transitive 1. ) to perform a religious ceremony in order to make a place or a thing holy: consecrated ground 2. ) to perform a religious ceremony in order to make someone a priest, BISHOP, king, or queen ╾… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• consecrate — [[t]kɒ̱nsɪkreɪt[/t]] consecrates, consecrating, consecrated VERB When a building, place, or object is consecrated, it is officially declared to be holy. When a person is consecrated, they are officially declared to be a bishop. [be V ed] The… …   English dictionary

• consecrate — [ kɒnsɪkreɪt] verb 1》 make or declare sacred.     ↘(in Christian belief) make (bread or wine) into the body and blood of Christ. 2》 ordain to a sacred office, typically that of bishop. Derivatives consecration noun consecrator noun consecratory… …   English new terms dictionary