consecrate
consecrate is a 10-letter English word with 10 senses as adjective, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjective. Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
- transitive verb. 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 God.
- transitive verb. To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop.
- transitive verb. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
- transitive verb. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time.
- verb. render holy by means of religious rites
- verb. dedicate to a deity by a vow
- verb. 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"
- verb. appoint to a clerical posts
"he was ordained in the Church"
- adjective. solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose
"a life consecrated to science"
"the consecrated chapel"
Synonyms
bless, hallow, sanctify, vow, commit, dedicate, devote, give, ordain, order, ordinate, consecrated, dedicated
Common word forms
consecrated, consecrater, consecrates, consecrating
Words from these letters
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