Consecratory example sentences
con·se·crate
verb (be consecrated)
consecrate (verb) · consecrates (third person present) · consecrated (past tense) · consecrated (past participle) · consecrating (present participle)
- make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose:
- (in Christian belief) make (bread or wine) into the body or blood of Christ:
- ordain (someone) to a sacred office, typically that of bishop:
- devote (something) exclusively to a particular purpose: