consecrates

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third-person singular of consecrate
consecrate
To declare, or otherwise make something holy

But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow, this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.

consecrate
to set apart as sacred
consecrate
{v} to dedicate, devote, hallow
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give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
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appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
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{f} sanctify, bless, make sacred; dedicate, devote (to a cause or purpose)
consecrate
dedicate to a deity by a vow
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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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To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop
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solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II"
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To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor
consecrate
to make sacred; to hallow, set apart as holy; to devote entirely to, dedicate to; to make someone a certain rank or office by religious ceremony
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To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time
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render holy by means of religious rites
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Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred
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Setting apart as holy, or declaring as holy Devoting entirely to a certain purpose
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(n consecration) To set aside or dedicate to God's use
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When a building, place, or object is consecrated, it is officially declared to be holy. When a person is consecrated, they are officially declared to be a bishop. The church was consecrated in 1234 He defied Pope John Paul II by consecrating four bishops without his approval
consecrates

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    (transitive verb.) 14th century. Middle English, from Latin consecratus, past participle of consecrare, from com- + sacrare to consecrate; more at SACRED.
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