consecrate
21consecrate — 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 ╾… …
22consecrate — [[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… …
23consecrate — con·se·crate || kÉ’nsɪkreɪt v. sanctify, bless, make sacred; dedicate, devote (to a cause or purpose) …
24consecrate — [ 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… …
25consecrate — v. a. 1. Dedicate, devote, ordain, set apart as sacred, appropriate to sacred uses. 2. Hallow, sanctify, make or render venerable or reverend …
26consecrate — 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 …
27consecrate — 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 …
28consecrate — v 1. sanctify, hallow, make holy, bless, anoint; canonize, Rom. Cath. Ch. beatify; deify, god, apotheosize. 2. devote, dedicate, pledge, promise, vow; commit, consign, assign, apply, give. 3. venerate, honor, esteem, revere, bow down to; glorify …
29consecrate — con·se·crate …
30consecrate — [ˈkɒnsɪˌkreɪt] verb [T] to perform a religious ceremony in order to make a place or a thing holy consecration [ˌkɒnsɪˈkreɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] …
