CONSECRATE


Meaning of CONSECRATE in English

(~s, consecrating, ~d)

When a building, place, or object is ~d, it is officially declared to be holy. When a person is ~d, they are officially declared to be a bishop.

The church was ~d in 1234...

He defied Pope John Paul II by consecrating four bishops without his approval.

VERB: be V-ed, V n

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