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consecrated

 
Adjective consecrated has 2 senses
  1. consecrated, consecrate, dedicated - 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"
    Antonyms: desecrated, deconsecrated, profaned, violated
  2. consecrated, sacred, sanctified - 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"
    Antonyms: unholy, unhallowed (indirect, via holy)
Verb consecrate has 4 senses
  1. ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order - appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
    --1 is one way to invest, vest, enthrone
    Derived forms: noun consecration1, noun consecration2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
  2. give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
    --2 is one way to use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
    Derived form: noun consecration1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody something
    Somebody ----s something to somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
  3. vow, consecrate - dedicate to a deity by a vow
    --3 is one way to give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
    Derived forms: noun consecration1, noun consecration2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something to somebody
  4. consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify - render holy by means of religious rites
    --4 is one way to declare
    Antonyms: desecrate, deconsecrate
    Derived form: noun consecration2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
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