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consecrate 音标拼音: [k'ɑnsəkr ,et] vt. 供神用,奉献,使神圣
a. 被献给神的,神圣的 供神用,奉献,使神圣被献给神的,神圣的 consecrate adj 1: solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; " a life consecrated to science"; " the consecrated chapel"; " a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II" [ synonym: { consecrated}, { consecrate}, { dedicated}] [ ant: { desecrated}] v 1: appoint to a clerical posts; " he was ordained in the Church" [ synonym: { ordain}, { consecrate}, { ordinate}, { order}] 2: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; " She committed herself to the work of God"; " give one' s talents to a good cause"; " consecrate your life to the church" [ synonym: { give}, { dedicate}, { consecrate}, { commit}, { devote}] 3: dedicate to a deity by a vow [ synonym: { vow}, { consecrate}] 4: render holy by means of religious rites [ synonym: { consecrate}, { bless}, { hallow}, { sanctify}] [ ant: { deconsecrate}, { desecrate}, { unhallow}] Consecrate \ Con" se* crate\, a. [ L. consceratus, p. p. of conscerare to conscerate; con- sacrare to consecrate, sacer sacred. See { Sacred}.] Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred. [ 1913 Webster] They were assembled in that consecrate place. -- Bacon. [ 1913 Webster]
Consecrate \ Con" se* crate\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Consecrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Consecrating}.] 1. To make, or declare to be, sacred; to appropriate to sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the service or worship of God; as, to consecrate a church; to give ( one' s self) unreservedly, as to the service of God. [ 1913 Webster] One day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy rest. -- Sharp. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop. [ 1913 Webster] Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. -- Ex. xxix. 9. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time. -- Burke. Syn: See { Addict}. [ 1913 Webster]
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