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consecrate
verb consecrated, consecrating
    1. To set something apart for a holy use; to make sacred; to dedicate something to God.
      Thesaurus: sanctify, bless, ordain, anoint, hallow.
    2. Christianity.
      To sanctify (bread and wine) for the Eucharist.
    3. To devote something to a special use.
      Thesaurus: dedicate, devote, destine, surrender, commit.
Derivative: consecration
noun
    Etymology: 15c: from Latin consecrare, consecratum to make sacred, from sacer sacred.



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