| a. | 1. | Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred. |
| v. t. | 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; |
| 2. | To set apart to a sacred office; | |
| 3. | To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor. | |
| 4. | To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; |
| Verb | 1. | consecrate - appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" |
| 2. | consecrate - 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" | |
| 3. | consecrate - dedicate to a deity by a vow Synonyms: vow | |
| 4. | consecrate - render holy by means of religious rites Antonyms: deconsecrate, desecrate - remove the consecration from a person or an object | |
| Adj. | 1. | consecrate - 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" Synonyms: consecrated, dedicated |