Definition of "consecrate" verb third-person singular simple present consecrates , present participle consecrating , simple past and past participle consecrated
(transitive) To declare something holy , or make it holy by some procedure . quotations examples
Quotations But , in a larger sense , we can not dedicate —we can not consecrate we can not hallow —this ground . The brave men , living and dead , who struggled here, have consecrated far above our poor power to add or detract .
1863 November 19, Abraham Lincoln, Dedicatory Remarks (Gettysburg Address), near Soldiers' National Cemetery, Bliss copy, page 2
adjective comparative more consecrate , superlative most consecrate
Consecrated ; devoted ; dedicated ; sacred . quotations examples
Quotations They were assembled in that consecrate place .
1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret