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Meaning of 'consecrated' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Consecrated [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Consecrate

Meaning of 'consecrated' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . consecrated [ a]
Meaning (1):
- solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose
Example in sentence:
  • a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II;
  • a life consecrated to science;
  • the consecrated chapel
2 . consecrated [ s]
Meaning (2):
- made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
Example in sentence:
  • a consecrated church;
  • sacred bread and wine;
  • sacred elephants;
  • sanctified wine;
  • the sacred mosque

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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