CONSECRATE, verb transitive [Latin , to consecrate sacred. See Sacred.] 1. To make or declare to be sacred, by certain ceremonies or rites; to appropriate to sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the service and worship of God; as, to consecrate a church. Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. Exodus 29:9. All the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated to the Lord. Joshua 6:19. 2. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor. 3. To set apart and bless the elements in the eucharist. 4. To render venerable; to make respected; as, rules or principles consecrated by time. CONSECRATE, adjective Sacred; consecrated; devoted; dedicated. They were assembled in that consecrate place. [This word is now seldom used, unless in poetry.]
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