consecrate – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: vest,
enthrone,
invest,
utilise,
utilize,
apply,
employ,
use,
devote,
commit,
give,
dedicate,
consecrate,
declare
consecrate
v.
sanctify, bless, make sacred; dedicate, devote (to a cause or purpose)
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.
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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