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Meaning of consecrate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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" [syn:
             {consecrated}, {consecrate}, {dedicated}] [ant:
             {desecrated}]
      v 1: appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the
           Church" [syn: {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" [syn:
         {give}, {dedicate}, {consecrate}, {commit}, {devote}]
      3: dedicate to a deity by a vow [syn: {vow}, {consecrate}]
      4: render holy by means of religious rites [syn: {consecrate},
         {bless}, {hallow}, {sanctify}] [ant: {deconsecrate},
         {desecrate}, {unhallow}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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