Found 3 items, similar to consecrate.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: consecrate mentahbiskan, menyucikan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: consecrate 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] consecrate 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Consecrate Consecrate \Con"se*crate\, 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] Consecrate \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. [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]