consecrate

Found in thesaurus: vest, enthrone, invest, utilise, utilize, apply, employ, use, devote, commit, give, dedicate, consecrate, declare

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consecrate

v. sanctify, bless, make sacred; dedicate, devote (to a cause or purpose)

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Consecration

Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service, usually religious. The word consecration literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different groups. A synonym for to consecrate is to sanctify; a distinct antonym is to desecrate.

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consecrate

Verb
1. appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
(synonym) ordain, ordinate, order
(hypernym) invest, vest, enthrone
(derivation) consecration
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"
(synonym) give, dedicate, commit, devote
(hypernym) use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
(hyponym) vow
(verb-group) give
(derivation) consecration
3. dedicate to a deity by a vow
(synonym) vow
(hypernym) give, dedicate, commit, devote
(derivation) consecration
4. render holy by means of religious rites
(synonym) bless, hallow, sanctify
(antonym) desecrate, deconsecrate
(hypernym) declare
(hyponym) reconsecrate
(derivation) consecration

Adjective
1. 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"
(synonym) consecrated, dedicated
(similar) ordained
(see-also) holy

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consecrate

v. vysvětit

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consecrate

Czas. święcić