[con.se.crate] adj (14c): dedicated to a sacred purpose
[2]consecrate vt -crat.ed ; -crat.ing [ME, fr. L consecratus, pp. of consecrare, fr. com- + sacrare to consecrate--more at sacred] (14c) 1: to induct (a person) into a permanent office with a religious rite; esp: to ordain to the office of bishop
2. a: to make or declare sacred; esp: to devote irrevocably to the worship of God by a solemn ceremony b: to effect the liturgical transubstantiation of (eucharistic bread and wine) c: to devote to a purpose with or as if with deep solemnity or dedication
3: to make inviolable or venerable "principles consecrated by the weight of history" syn see devote -- con.se.cra.tive adj -- con.se.cra.tor n -- con.se.cra.to.ry adj