ADJECTIVE | all | consecrated, consecrate, dedicated | solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose |
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all | consecrated, sacred, sanctified | made or declared or believed to be holy |
Sounds | kaa'nsahkrey.tahd; kaa'nsahkrey.tihd | |
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Rhymes | abbreviated ... wounded: 365 rhymes with ahd... | |
abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd... |
Meaning | solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose. | |
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Synonyms | consecrate, 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 | made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use. | |
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Example | "a consecrated church" | |
Synonyms | sacred, sanctified | |
Broader | holy | belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power |
Spanish | consagrado, sacro, sagrado, santificado | |
Catalan | sagrat |
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