- consecrated, consecrate, dedicated - 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"
Antonyms: desecrated, deconsecrated, profaned, violated
- consecrated, sacred, sanctified - made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated chursh"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine"
Antonyms: unholy, unhallowed (indirect, via holy)
- ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order - appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
--1 is one way to invest, vest, enthrone
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun consecration1, noun consecration2
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
- give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote - 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"
--2 is one way to use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun consecration1
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- vow, consecrate - dedicate to a deity by a vow
--3 is one way to give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun consecration1, noun consecration2
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify - render holy by means of religious rites
--4 is one way to declare
Antonyms: desecrate, deconsecrate
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun consecration2
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody