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   Consecrate , a. [L. consceratus, p. p. of conscerare to conscerate; con- + sacrare to consecrate, sacer sacred. See Sacred.] Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
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   They were assembled in that consecrate place.
   Bacon.
   
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   Consecrate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Consecrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Consecrating.]
   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.
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   One day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy rest.
   Sharp.
   
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   To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop.
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   Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
   Ex. xxix. 9.
   
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   To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
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   To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time.
   Burke.
   Syn. -- See Addict.
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