consecrated

From the verb consecrate: (⇒ conjugate)

consecrated is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

con•se•crate /ˈkɑnsɪˌkreɪt/   v. [~ + object] , -crat•ed, -crat•ing. 

1. Religion to make or declare (something) sacred; dedicate (something) to the service of a deity:
   The church was consecrated in 1944. She consecrated her life to God.
2. to make (something) an object of honor;
   dedicate:
   a day that was consecrated to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
3. Religion to admit or ordain (a bishop, etc.) to a sacred office.

con•se•cra•tion /ˌkɑnsɪˈkreɪʃən/  n. 

[uncountable] a life of consecration to God.

[countable] When did the consecration of the cathedral take place?

con•se•cra•tor, n. [countable]
con•se•cra•to•ry /ˈkɑnsɪkrəˌtɔri/  con•se•cra•tive, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

con•se•crate  (kon′si krāt′), v., -crat•ed, -crat•ing, adj. 
v.t. 

1. Religion to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity:
   to consecrate a new church building.
2. to make (something) an object of honor or veneration;
   hallow:
   a custom consecrated by time.
3. to devote or dedicate to some purpose:
   a life consecrated to science.
4. Religion to admit or ordain to a sacred office, esp. to the episcopate.
5. Religion to change (bread and wine) into the Eucharist.

adj. 

6. consecrated;
   sacred.

• Latin consecrātus (past participle of consecrāre), equivalent. to con- con- + -secr- (variant, in non-initial syllables, of sacer) sacred, holy + -ātus -ate¹
• Middle English consecraten 1325–75

con′se•crat′ed•ness, n. 
con′se•cra′tor, con′se•crat′er, n. 
con•se•cra•to•ry  (kon′si krə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē), con′se•cra′tive, adj.  Synonyms

• 2. sanctify, venerate.
• 3. See devote. 

Antonyms

• 1. desecrate.

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consecrate / ˈkɒnsɪˌkreɪt/ verb (transitive)

1. to make or declare sacred or holy; sanctify
2. to dedicate (one's life, time, etc) to a specific purpose
3. to sanctify (bread and wine) for the Eucharist to be received as the body and blood of Christ
4. to cause to be respected or revered; venerate: time has consecrated this custom

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin consecrāre, from com- (intensive) + sacrāre to devote, from sacer sacred

ˌconseˈcration noun

ˈconseˌcrator noun

consecratory / ˌkɒnsɪˈkreɪtərɪ/, ˈconseˌcrative adjective