consecrateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kreɪt/us/ˈkɑːn.sə.kreɪt/to officially make something holy and able to be used for religious ceremonies:
The new cathedral was completed and consecrated in 2002.
to officially give someone the title of bishop in the Christian Church in a religious ceremony
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- agarbatti
- anoint
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- bless
- celebrate
- confess
- confession
- genuflect
- genuflection
- go into/enter the church idiom
- hadj
- hajj
- observance
- pilgrimage
- purdah
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- revival
- revival meeting
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consecrated
adjective uk/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kreɪ.tɪd/us/ˈkɑːn.sə.kreɪ.t̬ɪd/
consecrated bread/wine/ground
consecration
noun [ U ] uk/ˌkɒn.sɪˈkreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkɑːn.səˈkreɪ.ʃən/
the consecration of the new bishop