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- pronunciation:
- kan
s
kreIt
- features:
- Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
consecrates, consecrating, consecrated |
definition 1: |
to make or declare sacred; to dedicate to a deity.
The church was built in that year, and the ground of its churchyard was consecrated.- synonyms:
- bless
- similar words:
- anoint
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definition 2: |
to make (something) honored, as if sacred.
Today we consecrate this monument so that we will forever honor and remember those who have fallen.- synonyms:
- honor, revere
- similar words:
- anoint, glorify, worship
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related words: |
christen, dedicate |
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derivations: |
consecrative (adj.), consecratedness (n.), consecration (n.), consecrator (consecrater) (n.) |
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