Found 3 items, similar to consecrating.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: consecrate
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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: Consecrating
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.
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One day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy
rest. --Sharp.
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2. To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a
bishop.
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Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. --Ex.
xxix. 9.
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3. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll
among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
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4. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as,
rules or principles consecrated by time. --Burke.
Syn: See
Addict.
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