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Webster 1913 Edition
Consecrate
Con′se-crate
,Adj.
[L.
consceratus
, p. p. of conscerare
to conscerate; con-
+ sacrare
to consecrate, sacer
sacred. See Sacred
.] Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
They were assembled in that
consecrate
place. Bacon.
Con′se-crate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Consecrated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Consecrating
.] 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;
as, to
. consecrate
a church; to give (one’s self) unreservedly, as to the service of GodOne day in the week is . . .
consecrated
to a holy rest. Sharp.
2.
To set apart to a sacred office;
as, to
. consecrate
a bishopThou shalt
consecrate
Aaron and his sons. Ex. xxix. 9.
3.
To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
Syn. – See
Addict
. Webster 1828 Edition
Consecrate
CONSECRATE
,Verb.
T.
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.
All the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated to the Lord. Joshua 6.
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
,Adj.
They were assembled in that consecrate place.
[This word is now seldom used, unless in poetry.]