consecrate

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.
2. (specifically, transitive) To ordain as a bishop.
3. (transitive) To commit (oneself or one's time) solemnly to some aim or task.

Adj

1. (archaic, obsolete) Consecrated.
2. (rare) Consecrated, devoted, dedicated, sacred.

Opposite of

desecrate, defile, consecrate

Synonyms

dedicate

sanctify

devote

hallow

bless

ordain

give

offer

make holy

sacrifice

commit

anoint

tribute

order

present

dedicated

bestow

inaugurate

vow

lift up

confer

make sacred

consecrated

ordinate

become holy

appoint

decicate

devote oneself to

endow

married

offer up

ordained

purify

rub

sanctification

scour

scrub

select

set apart

smear

transform

worship

annoint

rub on

fix upon

rubricate

throw oneself into

choose

Translations

consacrer

consagrar

consacrare

consagrar

weihen

αγιάζω

vouer

consagrar

bénir

consacreren

εγκαινιάζω

καθαγιάζω

inzegenen

dedicar

dedicar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt/

Etymology

First attested in the late 14ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English consecraten (“to dedicate, consecrate (an altar, church); to ordain (a bishop), anoint (a king, a pope); to devote one to religious life”), from consecrat(e) (“consecrated”, used as the past participle of consecraten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin cōnsecrātus, perfect passive participle of cōnsecrāre, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).