CONSECRATE, v.t. [L., 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.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, a. Sacred; consecrated; devoted; dedicated. They were assembled in that consecrate place.[This word is now seldom used, unless in poetry.]
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