consecrate
verb | /consecrate/
make or declare (something) sacred; to dedicate formally to a religious purpose
consecrate
verb | /consecrate/
Advanced WordsMEDIUMmake or declare (something) sacred; to dedicate formally to a religious purpose
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"The chapel was consecrated in a ceremony attended by hundreds."
"They consecrated the memorial to those who had fallen."
Mnemonic Trick
CONSECRATE → CON + SACRED: make something sacred — dedicate formally.
Etymology
From Latin consecratus, past participle of consecrare “to make sacred.”
Used for formal religious dedication.
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