transcription, транскрипция: [ kɒnsɪkreɪt ]
( consecrates, consecrating, consecrated)
When a building, place, or object is consecrated , it is officially declared to be holy. When a person is consecrated , they are officially declared to be a bishop.
The church was consecrated in 1234...
He defied Pope John Paul II by consecrating four bishops without his approval.
VERB : be V-ed , V n