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consecrated

con·sec·ra·ted

UK/ˈkɒnsəkɹeɪtɪd/ US/ˈkɑnsəkɹeɪtɪd/ uncommon

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”
2.

made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use

  • “a consecrated chursh”
  • “the sacred mosque”
  • “sacred elephants”
  • “sacred bread and wine”
  • “sanctified wine”
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