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to dedicate

to dedicate

43 5.3
To make a building for religious use by a ceremony
  • verb
  • /ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/
  • Formal
translation icon : consagrar
  • I believe the particular chapel I stopped in was dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua.
  • dedicate an altar
  • dedicate a church
  • dedicate a chapel

And so he is using this temple dedicated to an unknown God.

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Examples

  • That temple, dedicated to Zeus, was famous for its beauty.

  • We have come to dedicate a portion of this field as a final resting place to those who gave their lives.

  • We have come to dedicate a portion of this field as a final resting place to those who here gave their lives that the nation might live.

    Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012)

  • It is dedicated to the reconsecration of the temple of justice.

    Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

  • The first formally designated wilderness area was dedicated in the Gila National Forest in New Mexico in 1924.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The temples were serene, often lavishly decorated places dedicated to benevolent deities.

    Academic text (2012)

  • At this time, we would like to dedicate this beautiful memorial in her honor.

  • On this date in 1908, the Grand Canyon was dedicated as a national monument.

Synonyms

to consecrate
vsto dedicate
  • Formal
33 7.4

To make a place or person holy by a ceremony

is limited to setting apart places for sacred use by ritual
to sanctify
vsto dedicate
24 7.4

To make a person or place holy with a religious ceremony

focuses on setting apart buildings for sacred use by formal rites
to sacralize
vsto dedicate
9.9

To make something seem holy or deeply religious

involves formal ceremony to set apart places for sacred use

How Sacred

to consecrate
  • Formal
33 7.4
to dedicate
  • Formal
43 5.3
to set apart
2 3.9

Surface Forms

dedicate infinitive
dedicated past
dedicated past participle
dedicating present participle
dedicates third person singular

Etymology

Dedicate comes from the Latin root dicare, which means 'to declare', and long ago it was used to 'set apart' by saying so. So when a church is dedicated, people officially set it apart for worship in a special ceremony. That's why dedicate can mean making a place sacred.