| 单词 | consecrate |
| 释义 | consecrate[ kon-si-kreyt ] / ˈkɒn sɪˌkreɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR consecrate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), con·se·crat·ed, con·se·crat·ing.to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building. to make (something) an object of honor or veneration; hallow: a custom consecrated by time. to devote or dedicate to some purpose: a life consecrated to science. to admit or ordain to a sacred office, especially to the episcopate. to change (bread and wine) into the Eucharist. adjectiveconsecrated; sacred. Origin of consecrateFirst recorded in 1325–75; Middle English consecraten, from Latin consecrātus (past participle of consecrāre ), equivalent to con- + -secr- (variant, in noninitial syllables, of sacer “consecrated, holy”) + -ātus, past participle suffix; see origin at con-, sacred, -ate1 SYNONYMS FOR consecrate2 sanctify, venerate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR consecrate ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR consecrate1 desecrate. SEE ANTONYMS FOR consecrate ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for consecrate3. See devote. 6. See holy. OTHER WORDS FROM consecrateWords nearby consecrateconscript, conscriptee, conscript fathers, conscription, conscriptionist, consecrate, consecration, consecution, consecutive, consecutive anophthalmia, consecutively Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for consecrateconsecrate / (ˈkɒnsɪˌkreɪt) / verb (tr)to make or declare sacred or holy; sanctify to dedicate (one's life, time, etc) to a specific purpose to ordain (a bishop) Christianity to sanctify (bread and wine) for the Eucharist to be received as the body and blood of Christ to cause to be respected or revered; veneratetime has consecrated this custom adjectivearchaic consecrated Derived forms of consecrateconsecration, nounconsecrator, nounconsecratory (ˌkɒnsɪˈkreɪtərɪ) or consecrative, adjectiveWord Origin for consecrateC15: from Latin consecrāre, from com- (intensive) + sacrāre to devote, from sacer sacred Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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