consecrate
kon suh krayt
- v appoint to a clerical posts
- v give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
consecrate your life to the church - v dedicate to a deity by a vow
- v render holy by means of religious rites
- a solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose
a life consecrated to science
the consecrated chapel
- Religious leaders of all hues consecrated the new bridge before it was thrown open to the public.
- "We can not consecrate -- we can not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it... .", said Lincoln at Gettysburg.
- A bishop is consecrated at a time chosen by the diocese.