ALL meanings of consecrate
con·se·crate
C c - verb consecrate 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. 3
- verb consecrate to make or declare sacred or holy; sanctify 3
- verb consecrate to dedicate (one's life, time, etc) to a specific purpose 3
- verb consecrate to ordain (a bishop) 3
- verb consecrate to sanctify (bread and wine) for the Eucharist to be received as the body and blood of Christ 3
- verb consecrate to cause to be respected or revered; venerate 3
- abbreviation CONSECRATE consecrated 3
- verb transitive consecrate to set apart as holy; make or declare sacred for religious use 3
- verb transitive consecrate to make (someone) a bishop, ruler, etc. by a religious ceremony 3
- verb transitive consecrate to devote entirely; dedicate 3
- verb transitive consecrate to cause to be revered or honored; hallow 3
- noun consecrate Make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose. 1
- verb with object consecrate to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building. 1
- verb with object consecrate to make (something) an object of honor or veneration; hallow: a custom consecrated by time. 1
- verb with object consecrate to devote or dedicate to some purpose: a life consecrated to science. 1
- verb with object consecrate to admit or ordain to a sacred office, especially to the episcopate. 1
- verb with object consecrate to change (bread and wine) into the Eucharist. 1
- adjective consecrate consecrated; sacred. 1
- transitive verb consecrate make sacred 1
- transitive verb consecrate dedicate, devote 1
- verb consecrate To declare, or otherwise make something holy. 0
- adjective consecrate Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred. 0