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Meanings of consecrate in English

Portuguese
dedicado

Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose.

      Related terms
      dedicado
      Portuguese
      dedicar
      Catalan
      consagrar-se
      Spanish
      dedicar

      Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.

            dedicar
            Portuguese
            consagrar
            Spanish
            consagrar

            Render holy by means of religious rites.

                consagrar
                Portuguese
                consagrar
                Catalan
                ordenar
                Spanish
                ordenar

                Appoint to a clerical posts.

                      consagrar
                      Usage of consecrate in English
                      1
                      To-day we consecrate it to the service of the whole Mexican family.
                      The Tiger Hunter
                      2
                      He was following us up to consecrate the graves of our battlefields.
                      The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad
                      3
                      Objection 1: It seems that a wicked priest cannot consecrate the Eucharist.
                      Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) / From the Complete Ame...
                      4
                      Objection 1: It seems that a degraded priest cannot consecrate this sacrament.
                      Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) / From the Complete Ame...
                      5
                      Let us name the holy city, and consecrate it with Lesbian Wine.
                      Caesar and Cleopatra
                      6
                      Then, in His name, I consecrate thee deliverer of this oppressed people.
                      Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 03 : on and near the ...
                      7
                      I intend tonight to consecrate you with the finest incense of all.'
                      The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
                      8
                      Let water be brought, that I may consecrate it-waterand a ring.
                      The People of the Mist
                      9
                      I give her another chance, and consecrate my powers to her salvation.
                      The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction
                      10
                      I tried to consecrate myself to God, but all to no purpose.
                      Stories of Achievement, Volume III, Orators and Reformers
                      11
                      There is no bishop to consecrate, to watch over, or to reprove.
                      The Bushman — Life in a New Country
                      12
                      Take from my lips the baptismal kisses that consecrate thee to glory!
                      Prince Eugene and His Times
                      13
                      Let us, before we part, consecrate our heroic union by an embrace!
                      The Works of Frederick Schiller
                      14
                      I cannot hope to consecrate the grave in the time we have remaining.
                      Relic of the Dawn
                      15
                      Great souls make all affections great; they elevate and consecrate all true delights.
                      Character
                      16
                      Therefore it seems that a degraded priest cannot consecrate the Eucharist.
                      Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) / From the Complete Ame...
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