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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   consecrate

   • IPA[ˈkänsəˌkrāt]

   美式

   • v.
     make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose；(in Christian belief) make (bread or wine) into the body or blood of Christ

   • verb: consecrate, 3rd person present: consecrates, gerund or present participle: consecrating, past tense: consecrated, past participle: consecrated

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose the present Holy Trinity church was consecrated in 1845
   • ▪ (in Christian belief) make (bread or wine) into the body or blood of Christ after the priest had consecrated the bread and wine, it was immortal and divine
   • ▪ ordain (someone) to a sacred office, typically that of bishop in 1969 he was consecrated bishop of Northern Uganda 同義詞 sanctify, bless, make holy, make sacred, hallow, ... 更多set apart, dedicate to God, anoint, ordain, canonize, beatify, lay hands on, archaicfrock反義詞 deconsecrate
   • ▪ devote (something) exclusively to a particular purpose they'd decided to consecrate all their energies to this purposeful act 同義詞 dedicate, devote, give (over), set aside, set apart, ... 更多assign, allot, allocate, reserve, commit, apply, consign, pledge, vow, offer, surrender, sacrifice