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CONSECRATE

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose

Example:

a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II

Synonyms:

consecrate; consecrated; dedicated

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

ordained (invested with ministerial or priestly functions)

votive (dedicated in fulfillment of a vow)

Also:

holy (belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power)

sacred (concerned with religion or religious purposes)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Render holy by means of religious rites

Synonyms:

bless; consecrate; hallow; sanctify

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "consecrate" is one way to...):

declare (state emphatically and authoritatively)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "consecrate"):

reconsecrate (consecrate anew, as after a desecration)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Antonym:

desecrate (remove the consecration from a person or an object)

Derivation:

consecration ((religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Dedicate to a deity by a vow

Synonyms:

consecrate; vow

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "consecrate" is one way to...):

commit; consecrate; dedicate; devote; give (give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Derivation:

consecration ((religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God)

consecration (a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

Example:

consecrate your life to the church

Synonyms:

commit; consecrate; dedicate; devote; give

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "consecrate" is one way to...):

apply; employ; use; utilise; utilize (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose)

Verb group:

give (offer in good faith)

give; sacrifice (endure the loss of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "consecrate"):

consecrate; vow (dedicate to a deity by a vow)

rededicate (dedicate anew)

apply (apply oneself to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

Derivation:

consecration (a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal))

Sense 4

Meaning:

Appoint to a clerical posts

Example:

he was ordained in the Church

Synonyms:

consecrate; ordain; order; ordinate

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "consecrate" is one way to...):

enthrone; invest; vest (provide with power and authority)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

Derivation:

consecration ((religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God)

consecration (a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal))

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