consecrate

a. புனித காரியத்துக்கென ஒதுக்கிவைக்கப்பட்ட, நேர்ந்துவிடப்பட்ட, தெய்விகமாக்கப்பட்ட, (வி.) தெய்வப்பணிக்கென ஒதுக்கிவை, நேர்ந்துவிடு, தெய்வப் பண்புள்ளதாக்கு, நற்றுய்மையுள்ளதாக்கு.

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Con"se*crate, a. Etym: [L. consceratus, p.p. of conscerare to conscerate; con- + sacrare to consecrate, sacer sacred. See Sacred.] Defn: Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred. They were assembled in that consecrate place. Bacon. Con"se*crate, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Consecrated; p.pr. & vb.n. Consecrating.] 1. 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. One day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy rest. Sharp. 2. To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop. Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. Ex. xxix. 9. 3. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor. 4. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time. Burke. Syn. -- See Addict.