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consecrate

con·sec·rate

UK/ˈkɒnsəkɹət/ US/ˈkɑnsəkɹət/ rare archaic obsolete rare

adjective

1.

solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose

  • “a life consecrated to science”
  • “the consecrated chapel”
  • “a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II”

verb

1.

appoint to a clerical posts

  • “he was ordained in the Church”
2.

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

  • “She committed herself to the work of God”
  • “give one”
  • “;”
3.

dedicate to a deity by a vow

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4.

render holy by means of religious rites

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