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Definition of consecrate

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Consecrate (v. t.) 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..

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Hieratic :: Hieratic (a.) Consecrated to sacred uses; sacerdotal; pertaining to priests.

Votary :: Votary (n.) One devoted, consecrated, or engaged by a vow or promise; hence, especially, one devoted, given, or addicted, to some particular service, worship, study, or state of life..

Oblate :: Oblate (a.) Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; -- used chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic orders. See Oblate, n..

Profane :: Profane (a.) Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity; unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than sacred; secular; -- opposed to sacred, religious, or inspired; as, a profane place..

Stercorarian :: Stercoranist (n.) A nickname formerly given to those who held, or were alleged to hold, that the consecrated elements in the eucharist undergo the process of digestion in the body of the recipient..

Ablution :: Ablution (n.) A small quantity of wine and water, which is used to wash the priest's thumb and index finger after the communion, and which then, as perhaps containing portions of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest..

Consecrater :: Consecrater (n.) Consecrator.

Blessed :: Blessed (a.) Hallowed; consecrated; worthy of blessing or adoration; heavenly; holy.

Deconsecrate :: Deconsecrate (v. t.) To deprive of sacredness; to secularize.

Dedicate :: Dedicate (p. a.) Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.

Sanctuary :: Sanctuary (n.) A sacred place; a consecrated spot; a holy and inviolable site.

Votary :: Votary (a.) Consecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow; devoted; promised.

Consecrate :: Consecrate (v. t.) To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop..

Consecrate :: Consecrate (v. t.) 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..

Mystery :: Mystery (a.) The consecrated elements in the eucharist.

Valhalla :: Valhalla (n.) Fig.: A hall or temple adorned with statues and memorials of a nation's heroes; specifically, the Pantheon near Ratisbon, in Bavaria, consecrated to the illustrious dead of all Germany..

Consecrate :: Consecrate (v. t.) To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time..

Dedicate :: Dedicate (v. t.) To set apart and consecrate, as to a divinity, or for sacred uses; to devote formally and solemnly; as, to dedicate vessels, treasures, a temple, or a church, to a religious use..

Baptize :: Baptize (v. t.) To sanctify; to consecrate.

Sacellum :: Sacellum (n.) An unroofed space consecrated to a divinity.