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1 ordinere
consecrate, ordain, prescribe* * *vb ordain;( om læge) prescribe;[ lade sig ordinere, blive ordineret] take (holy) orders, be ordained. -
2 indvie
consecrate, inaugurate, initiate, sanctify -
3 vie
dedicate, devote, marry* * *vb( ægtevie) marry ( fx the vicar married them; they were married in the local church);[ vie til](rel) dedicate to ( fx a temple dedicated to the worship of Zeus), consecrate to ( fx God);(fig) devote to ( fx devote one's life to art (, to working forpeace); devote one's efforts to something),F dedicate to ( fx dedicate one's life to God (, to work, toworking for peace)), consecrate to;[ vie en til præst] ordain somebody;[ vie sig til] devote oneself to, give oneself up to. -
4 indvi
1открыва́ть (железную дорогу и т. п.)* * *vb consecrate ( fx a church);( til præst) ordain;( tage i brug) open ( fx a railway); dedicate ( fx a new college, a bridge);F inaugurate ( fx a school, a new building);( tage i brug for første gang, T) christen ( fx a new coat (, car));[ indvi sin lejlighed] have a house-warming (party);[ indvi én i en hemmelighed] initiate somebody in (el. let somebody into) a secret;[ være indviet i] be initiated in ( fx the plan);[ være indviet i hemmeligheden] be in the secret;[ i indviede kredse] in well-informed circles;[ indviet jord] consecrated ground.
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
consecrate — [kän′si krāt΄] vt. consecrated, consecrating [ME consecraten < L consecratus, pp. of consecrare < com , together + sacrare: see SACRED] 1. a) to set apart as holy; make or declare sacred for religious use b) to make (someone) a bishop,… … English World dictionary
consecrate — index dedicate, devote, elevate, honor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
consecrate — (v.) late 14c., from L. consecratus, pp. of consecrare to make holy, devote, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + sacrare (see SACRED (Cf. sacred)). Related: Consecrated; consecrating … Etymology dictionary
consecrate — hallow, dedicate, *devote Contrasted words: desecrate, profane (see corresponding nouns at PROFANATION): defile, pollute (see CONTAMINATE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
consecrate — [v] hold in high religious regard anoint, beatify, bless, dedicate, devote, exalt, hallow, honor, ordain, sanctify, set apart, venerate; concepts 69,367 Ant. deprecate … New thesaurus
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 — v. 1) (d; tr.) to consecrate to (she consecrated her life to helping the poor) 2) (N; used with a noun) he was consecrated archbishop * * * [ kɒnsɪkreɪt] (N; used with a noun) he was consecrated archbishop (d; tr.) to consecrate to (she… … Combinatory dictionary
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