Consecrate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪt|
Brit.
|ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt|
verb
- appoint to a clerical posts (syn: ordain, order)
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause (syn: commit, dedicate, devote, give)
- render holy by means of religious rites (syn: bless, hallow, sanctify)
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause (syn: commit, dedicate, devote, give)
consecrate your life to the church
- dedicate to a deity by a vow (syn: vow)- render holy by means of religious rites (syn: bless, hallow, sanctify)
adjective
- solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose (syn: consecrated, dedicated)
a life consecrated to science
the consecrated chapel
the consecrated chapel
Extra examples
...the consecrate gold tablets which Joseph Smith claimed to have found...
...a philanthropist who consecrated his considerable fortune to an array of charitable causes...
...plans to consecrate the altar in the new church with great ceremony...
His whole life was consecrated to letters.
He was consecrated archbishop.
The bones will be reburied in consecrated ground.
The church was consecrated in 1853.
...Lincoln's memorable words at the Gettysburg battlefield, “we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground”....
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: consecrate
he/she/it: consecrates
present participle: consecrating
past tense: consecrated
past participle: consecrated
I/you/we/they: consecrate
he/she/it: consecrates
present participle: consecrating
past tense: consecrated
past participle: consecrated
Current translation version is made automatically.
You can suggest your own version.
Changes will take effect after the administrator approves them.
Original text in English:
Our translation to English:
Community translations to English:
This feature is allowed to authorized users only.
Please, register on our website at registration page. After registration you can log in and use that feature.
Please, register on our website at registration page. After registration you can log in and use that feature.
