consecrate
- IPA[ˈkänsəˌkrāt]
美式
- 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
- 釋義
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 反義詞
- ▪ devote (something) exclusively to a particular purpose they'd decided to consecrate all their energies to this purposeful act 同義詞
