Con"se*crate (?), a. [L.
consceratus, p. p. of conscerare to conscerate;
con- + sacrare to consecrate, sacer sacred.
See Sacred.] Consecrated; devoted; dedicated;
sacred.
They were assembled in that consecrate
place.
Bacon.
Con"se*crate (?), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Consecrated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Consecrating.] 1.
To make, or declare to be, sacred; to appropriate to sacred
uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the service or
worship of God; as, to consecrate a church; to give (one's
self) unreservedly, as to the service of God.
One day in the week is . . . consecrated to
a holy rest.
Sharp.
2. To set apart to a sacred office; as,
to consecrate a bishop.
Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his
sons.
Ex. xxix. 9.
3. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a
saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
4. To render venerable or revered; to
hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by
time. Burke.
Syn. -- See Addict.
