[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

consecrate \con"secrate\, a. l. consceratus, p. p. of
   conscerare to conscerate; con- + sacrare to consecrate, sacer
   sacred. see sacred.
   consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
   1913 webster

         they were assembled in that consecrate place. --bacon.
   1913 webster
see also:
sacred 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

consecrate \con"secrate\, 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.
      1913 webster

            one day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy
            rest.                                 --sharp.
      1913 webster

   2. to set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a
      bishop.
      1913 webster

            thou shalt consecrate aaron and his sons. --ex.
                                                  xxix. 9.
      1913 webster

   3. to canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll
      among the gods, as a roman emperor.
      1913 webster

   4. to render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as,
      rules or principles consecrated by time. --burke.

   syn: see addict.
        1913 webster
see also:
consecrated consecrating addict 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

consecrate
     adj : 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" syn:
           consecrated, dedicated ant: desecrated
     v 1: appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the church"
          syn: ordain, ordinate, order
     2: 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"
        syn: give, dedicate, commit, devote
     3: dedicate to a deity by a vow syn: vow
     4: render holy by means of religious rites syn: bless, hallow,
         sanctify ant: desecrate
see also:
consecrated dedicated desecrated ordain ordinate order 
give dedicate commit devote vow 
bless hallow sanctify desecrate 

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