Definition of consecrate

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Consecrate (v. t.) To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor..

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Disconsecrate :: Disconsecrate (v. t.) To deprive of consecration or sacredness.
Hostie :: Hostie (n.) The consecrated wafer; the host.
Sacrate :: Sacrate (v. t.) To consecrate.
Sacre :: Sacre (v. t.) To consecrate; to make sacred.
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..
Consecrated :: Consecrated (imp. & p. p.) of Consecrat.
Baptize :: Baptize (v. t.) To sanctify; to consecrate.
Dedicate :: Dedicate (p. a.) Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.
Devote :: Devote (v. t.) To appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicate by a solemn act; to consecrate; also, to consign over; to doom; to evil; to devote one to destruction; the city was devoted to the flames..
Consecration :: Consecration (n.) The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.
Devoted :: Devoted (a.) Consecrated to a purpose; strongly attached; zealous; devout; as, a devoted admirer..
Saint :: Saint (n.) A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being redeemed and consecrated to God..
Fane :: Fane (n.) A temple; a place consecrated to religion; a church.
Vow :: Vow (n.) To give, consecrate, or dedicate to God, or to some deity, by a solemn promise; to devote; to promise solemnly..
Sacred :: Sacred (a.) Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a sacred day; sacred service..
Vow :: Vow (n.) A solemn promise made to God, or to some deity; an act by which one consecrates or devotes himself, absolutely or conditionally, wholly or in part, for a longer or shorter time, to some act, service, or condition; a devotion of one's possessions; as, a baptismal vow; a vow of poverty..
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..
Ecclesiastic :: Ecclesiastic (n.) A person in holy orders, or consecrated to the service of the church and the ministry of religion; a clergyman; a priest..
Option :: Option (n.) A right formerly belonging to an archbishop to select any one dignity or benefice in the gift of a suffragan bishop consecrated or confirmed by him, for bestowal by himself when next vacant; -- annulled by Parliament in 1845..
Consecrater :: Consecrater (n.) Consecrator.
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