to consecrate

Examples

• All

• These brave men, who struggled and died here, have consecrated this ground, and it is for us, the living, to finish the work which they so nobly advanced.

  Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012)

• Under the eye of God, and within the boundaries of this local jurisdiction, which we hereby consecrate on this day, the 5th of September, 1965.

  Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

• We too must consecrate our lives to our sun.

  Hitler's Children (1943)

• "We consecrate this ground, this world of light.

  The Gate (1987)

• I consecrate to you this day my eyes, my ears, my mouth, my heart, my whole being without reserve.

  The Unholy (2021)

• - Sir, this is consecrated ground!

  The History Boys (2006)

• to consecrate the greatness of our king

  Kingdom of Gladiators (2011)

• Creating a space consecrated to listening deeply to each other made accountability for our actions possible.

  Academic text (1999)

• From this moment, I offer them to thy sacred heart, and by this offering I consecrate them, without reserve, to thy glory.

  The Magdalene Sisters (2002)

• We are gathered here today to celebrate the marriage of Marie and Jess and to consecrate their vows of matrimony.

Synonyms

C

to commit

vsto consecrate

706 3.4

To give time, money, or effort to something

is a ceremonial making sacred or dedicating to a special purpose not just pledge

B

to bless

vsto consecrate

• Formal

624 3.5

To make something holy by a religious act

is a formal declaration of sacred status, not only a protective act

D

to devote

vsto consecrate

465 3.7

Give time, effort and money to a person, project or cause

often involves formal religious dedication rather than general personal commitment

I

to invest

vsto consecrate

• Formal

85 6.2

To give someone official power or a job, often in a ceremony

focuses on making sacred or dedicating, not just granting authority

H

to hallow

vsto consecrate

• Formal

52 8.9

To make a place or thing holy by a religious ceremony

is used for formal declaration that also dedicates to sacred use

D

to dedicate

vsto consecrate

• Formal

43 5.3

To make a building for religious use by a ceremony

is broader applying to people or purposes as well as places

O

to ordain

vsto consecrate

• Formal

38 7.3

To make someone a priest or minister in a special religious ceremony

is broader applying to objects or people beyond appointing officers

S

to sanctify

vsto consecrate

24 7.4

To make a person or place holy with a religious ceremony

is more formal and often declares something sacred and dedicated to a purpose

E

to enshrine

vsto consecrate

• Formal

22 7.2

Keep something as very important and protect it in law or memory

is the initial act of declaring sacred, not mainly preservation

E

enshrinement

vsto consecrate

• Formal

1 7.4

An act of keeping something safe and treating it as very important

is the process of making something sacred, not only protecting its memory

S

to sacralize

vsto consecrate

9.9

To make something seem holy or deeply religious

is a near synonym but often focuses on giving religious status

O

to ordinate

vsto consecrate

• Formal

9.9

To make someone a priest or church leader

is broader applying to both people and things, not only appointment

Antonyms

D

to desecrate

44 8.1

To damage or show disrespect to a holy place, for example a grave

How Sacred

to consecrate

• Formal

33 7.4

to sanctify

24 7.4

to bless

• Formal

624 3.5

to dedicate

284 3.7

Surface Forms

Etymology