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What (who) is Consecrate - definition
SOLEMN DEDICATION TO A SPECIAL PURPOSE OR SERVICE
Consecrate; Consecrated; Consecrations; Reconsecration; Consecration (catholic church); Consecration (Catholic Church); Consecration of a bishop; Episcopal ordination; Episcopal Ordination; Consecrated bishop; Entire consecration
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consecrate
(consecrates, consecrating, consecrated)
When a building, place, or object is consecrated, it is officially declared to be holy. When a person is consecrated, they are officially declared to be a bishop.
The church was consecrated in 1234...
He defied Pope John Paul II by consecrating four bishops without his approval.
VERB: be V-ed, V n
consecrate
v.
1) (d; tr.) to consecrate to (she consecrated her life to helping the poor)
2) (N; used with a noun) he was consecrated archbishop
consecrate
['k?ns?kre?t]
¦ verb
1. make or declare sacred.
(in Christian belief) make (bread or wine) into the body and blood of Christ.
2. ordain to a sacred office, typically that of bishop.
Derivatives
consecration noun
consecrator noun
consecratory adjective
Origin
ME: from L. consecrat-, consecrare 'dedicate, devote as sacred', from con- (expressing intensive force) + sacrare 'dedicate', from sacer 'sacred'.
Wikipedia
Consecration
Consecration is the transfer of a person or a thing to the sacred sphere for a special purpose or service. The word consecration literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different groups. The origin of the word comes from the Latin stem consecrat, which means dedicated, devoted, and sacred. A synonym for consecration is sanctification; its antonym is desecration.
Examples of use of Consecrate
1. On Sunday, Ugandan Archbishop Henry Orombi will consecrate John Guernsey from Virginia in Uganda.
2. But many in the Church of England are wary of unity until Methodists consecrate bishops.
3. Pope Shenouda was scheduled to consecrate the church Tuesday at St.
4. Next month, Episcopal bishops will discuss demands that they pledge by Sept. 30 not to consecrate another openly gay bishop.
5. He finds sympathetic priests to consecrate the wafers secretly, then delivers the wafers to occupied churches on Saturdays, Borre said.