| VERB | social | consecrate, ordain, ordinate, order | appoint to a clerical posts |
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| communication | consecrate, give, dedicate, commit, devote | give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause | |
| communication | consecrate, vow | dedicate to a deity by a vow | |
| communication | consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify | render holy by means of religious rites | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | consecrate, consecrated, dedicated | solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose |
| Sounds | kaa'nsahkrey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose. | |
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| Synonyms | consecrated, dedicated | |
| Narrower | ordained | invested with ministerial or priestly functions |
| votive | dedicated in fulfillment of a vow | |
| See also | holy | belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power |
| sacred | concerned with religion or religious purposes | |
| Opposite | desecrated | treated with contempt / contempt |
| Spanish | consagrado, dedicado, entregado | |
| Meaning | appoint to a clerical posts. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Synonyms | ordain, ordinate, order | |
| Broader | invest, vest, enthrone | Provide with power and authority |
| Spanish | consagrar, ordenar | |
| Catalan | ordenar | |
| Nouns | consecration | (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God |
| consecration | a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal) | |
| Meaning | Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Example | "consecrate your life to the church" | |
| Synonyms | give, dedicate, commit, devote | |
| Narrower | apply | apply oneself to |
| rededicate | dedicate anew | |
| vow, consecrate | dedicate to a deity by a vow | |
| Broader | use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ | put into service |
| Similar to | give | offer in good faith |
| sacrifice, give | endure the loss of | |
| Spanish | comprometer, consagrarse, consagrar, dedicarse, dedicar | |
| Catalan | consagrar-se, consagrar, dedicar-se, dedicar | |
| Nouns | consecration | a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal) |
| Meaning | dedicate to a deity by a vow. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Synonym | vow | |
| Broader | give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote | Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause |
| Spanish | consagrarse, consagrar, hacer un voto, hacer voto | |
| Catalan | consagrar | |
| Nouns | consecration | (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God |
| consecration | a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal) | |
| Meaning | Render holy by means of religious rites. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | bless, hallow, sanctify | |
| Narrower | reconsecrate | consecrate anew, as after a desecration |
| Broader | declare | state emphatically and authoritatively |
| Opposite | desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrate | Remove the consecration from a person or an object |
| Spanish | consagrar, halloween, santificar | |
| Catalan | santificar | |
| Nouns | consecration | (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God |
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