Con"se*crate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Consecrated;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Consecrating.]
1. 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.
One day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy rest.
Sharp.
2.
To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop.
Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
Ex. xxix.
9.
3. To
canonize; to exalt to the
rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
4. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time. Burke.
Syn. -- See Addict.
Con"se*crate (?), a. [L. consceratus, p. p. of conscerare to conscerate; con- +
sacrare to consecrate, sacer sacred. See Sacred.]
Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
They were assembled in that consecrate place.
Bacon.
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