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1. Oxford Dictionary

   consecrate

   • IPA[ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt]

   英式

   • v.
     make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious purpose；(in Christian belief) declare (bread and wine) to be or represent the body and 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 purpose the present Holy Trinity church was consecrated in 1845
   • ▪ (in Christian belief) declare (bread and wine) to be or represent the body and 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 he was consecrated bishop of York 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 the gun room was a male preserve, consecrated to sport 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