Consecrate
— to make sacred; to dedicate
Consecrate means to make something sacred or to formally dedicate it to a divine or special purpose. It is most often used in religious contexts — consecrating a church, consecrating bread and wine, consecrating ground for burial.
Beyond religion, consecrate can also mean to devote something entirely to a particular purpose. You might consecrate your life to public service or consecrate your efforts to a cause. In every usage, the word implies a solemn, deliberate act of making something holy, revered, or deeply committed to a purpose.
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Memory Mnemonic
CONE SECRET
The keyword CONE SECRET comes from how Consecrate sounds when spoken aloud. This pronunciation connection makes it easy to recall the keyword whenever you hear or see the word.
Memory Link
The tribe buries a SECRET treasure under a CONE-shaped monument—this spot is now made sacred and dedicated forever!
Picture a tribe burying a SECRET treasure under a CONE-shaped monument — and performing a solemn ceremony to make this spot sacred, dedicated and protected forever. Visualise the cone rising above the ground, the tribe chanting around it, the place transforming from ordinary earth into holy ground. That act of making something sacred and dedicating it to a special purpose is consecrate.
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Usage Examples
- The bishop consecrated the new cathedral in a ceremony attended by thousands.
- The ground where the soldiers fell was consecrated as a national memorial.
- She consecrated her career to improving access to education in rural communities.
- The ancient temple was consecrated to the goddess of wisdom and learning.
- The priest consecrated the bread and wine as part of the communion ritual.
Etymology of Consecrate
From Latin consecratus, past participle of consecrare, meaning "to make holy" or "to dedicate to a god," from con- (together, intensifier) + sacrare (to make sacred), from sacer (sacred). The word entered English in the 14th century and has always carried the sense of making something formally and solemnly sacred.
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