consecrate
consecrate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 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.
- 3.3. 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
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Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related questions
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Definition-first questions whose answer is consecrate.
- What is to set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop. Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. Ex. xxix called?
- What is 3. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor called?
- What is to render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time. Burke called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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