CONSECRATE
\kˈɒnsɪkɹˌe͡ɪt], \kˈɒnsɪkɹˌeɪt], \k_ˈɒ_n_s_ɪ_k_ɹ_ˌeɪ_t]\
Definitions of CONSECRATE
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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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To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop.
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To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
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To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time.
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