consecrate
verb/ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt/
/ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they consecrate | /ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt/ /ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪt/ |
| he / she / it consecrates | /ˈkɒnsɪkreɪts/ /ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪts/ |
| past simple consecrated | /ˈkɒnsɪkreɪtɪd/ /ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle consecrated | /ˈkɒnsɪkreɪtɪd/ /ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form consecrating | /ˈkɒnsɪkreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪtɪŋ/ |
- consecrate something to state officially in a religious ceremony that something is holy and can be used for religious purposes
- The church was consecrated in 1853.
- consecrated ground
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- consecrate something (in Christian belief) to make bread and wine into the body and blood of ChristTopics Religion and festivalsc2
- consecrate somebody (as) (something) to state officially in a religious ceremony that somebody is now a priest, etc.
- He was consecrated (as) bishop last year.
- consecrate something/somebody/yourself to something (formal) to give something/somebody/yourself to a special purpose, especially a religious one
- She consecrated her life to God.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin consecrat- ‘dedicated, devoted as sacred’, from the verb consecrare, from con- (expressing intensive force) + sacrare ‘dedicate’, from sacer ‘sacred’.
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