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Consecrate

//ˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Consecrated. archaic, obsolete

    "Led to the city consecrate to Mars."

  2. 2
    Consecrated, devoted, dedicated, sacred. rare

    "And that this body conſecrate to thee, By Ruffian Luſt ſhould be contaminate!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure. transitive

    "But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract."

  2. 2
    render holy by means of religious rites wordnet
  3. 3
    To ordain as a bishop. specifically, transitive
  4. 4
    dedicate to a deity by a vow wordnet
  5. 5
    To commit (oneself or one's time) solemnly to some aim or task. transitive
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  1. 6
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause wordnet
  2. 7
    appoint to a clerical posts wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Italic *sakros Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *sakrāō Latin sacrō Latin cōnsecrōbor. Middle English consecraten English consecrate First attested in the late 14ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English consecraten (“to dedicate, consecrate (an altar, church); to ordain (a bishop), anoint (a king, a pope); to devote one to religious life”), from consecrat(e) (“consecrated”, used as the past participle of consecraten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin cōnsecrātus, perfect passive participle of cōnsecrāre, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Etymology 2

First attested in the late 14ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English consecrat(e) (“consecrated”), used as the past participle of consecraten (“to dedicate, consecrate (an altar, church); to ordain (a bishop), anoint (a king, a pope); to devote one to religious life”); see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more. Regular participial usage up until Early Modern English.

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