Meaning of "consecrate" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONSECRATE

From Latin consecrāre, from com- (intensive) + sacrāre to devote, from sacer sacred.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CONSECRATE

consecrate  [ˈkɒnsɪˌkreɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONSECRATE

Consecrate is a verb and can also act as an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb consecrate in English.

WHAT DOES CONSECRATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Consecration

Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service, usually religious. The word "consecration" literally means "to associate with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different groups. A synonym for to consecrate is to sanctify; an antonym is to desecrate.

Definition of consecrate in the English dictionary

The first definition of consecrate in the dictionary is to make or declare sacred or holy; sanctify. Other definition of consecrate is to dedicate to a specific purpose. Consecrate is also to ordain.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONSECRATE

PRESENT

Present

I consecrate

you consecrate

he/she/it consecrates

we consecrate

you consecrate

they consecrate

Present continuous

I am consecrating

you are consecrating

he/she/it is consecrating

we are consecrating

you are consecrating

they are consecrating

Present perfect

I have consecrated

you have consecrated

he/she/it has consecrated

we have consecrated

you have consecrated

they have consecrated

Present perfect continuous

I have been consecrating

you have been consecrating

he/she/it has been consecrating

we have been consecrating

you have been consecrating

they have been consecrating

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I consecrated

you consecrated

he/she/it consecrated

we consecrated

you consecrated

they consecrated

Past continuous

I was consecrating

you were consecrating

he/she/it was consecrating

we were consecrating

you were consecrating

they were consecrating

Past perfect

I had consecrated

you had consecrated

he/she/it had consecrated

we had consecrated

you had consecrated

they had consecrated

Past perfect continuous

I had been consecrating

you had been consecrating

he/she/it had been consecrating

we had been consecrating

you had been consecrating

they had been consecrating

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will consecrate

you will consecrate

he/she/it will consecrate

we will consecrate

you will consecrate

they will consecrate

Future continuous

I will be consecrating

you will be consecrating

he/she/it will be consecrating

we will be consecrating

you will be consecrating

they will be consecrating

Future perfect

I will have consecrated

you will have consecrated

he/she/it will have consecrated

we will have consecrated

you will have consecrated

they will have consecrated

Future perfect continuous

I will have been consecrating

you will have been consecrating

he/she/it will have been consecrating

we will have been consecrating

you will have been consecrating

they will have been consecrating

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would consecrate

you would consecrate

he/she/it would consecrate

we would consecrate

you would consecrate

they would consecrate

Conditional continuous

I would be consecrating

you would be consecrating

he/she/it would be consecrating

we would be consecrating

you would be consecrating

they would be consecrating

Conditional perfect

I would have consecrate

you would have consecrate

he/she/it would have consecrate

we would have consecrate

you would have consecrate

they would have consecrate

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been consecrating

you would have been consecrating

he/she/it would have been consecrating

we would have been consecrating

you would have been consecrating

they would have been consecrating

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you consecrate
we let´s consecrate
you consecrate

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to consecrate

Past participle

consecrated

Present Participle

consecrating

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CONSECRATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «consecrate» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of consecrate

dedicate · devote · exalt · hallow · ordain · sanctify · venerate

TRANSLATION OF CONSECRATE

Find out the translation of consecrate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of consecrate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «consecrate» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 正式宣告为神圣的
• Translator English - Spanish: consagrar
• English: consecrate
• Translator English - Hindi: संस्कार
• Translator English - Arabic: تكريس
• Translator English - Russian: освятить
• Translator English - Portuguese: consagrar
• Translator English - Bengali: পবিত্র
• Translator English - French: consacrer
• Translator English - Malay: Berkahwin
• Translator English - German: weihen
• Translator English - Japanese: 神聖化する
• Translator English - Korean: 축성되다
• Translator English - Javanese: Netepake
• Translator English - Vietnamese: dâng cho
• Translator English - Tamil: சுத்தம் செய்
• Translator English - Marathi: अभिषेक
• Translator English - Turkish: kutsamak
• Translator English - Italian: consacrare
• Translator English - Polish: poświęcisz
• Translator English - Ukrainian: освятити
• Translator English - Romanian: consacra
• Translator English - Greek: καθαγιάσει
• Translator English - Afrikaans: heilig
• Translator English - Swedish: konsekrerar
• Translator English - Norwegian: vigsle

QUOTES WITH «CONSECRATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word consecrate.

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William J. Brennan, Jr.

We do not consecrate the flag by punishing its desecration, for in doing so, we dilute the freedom this cherished emblem represents.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONSECRATE»

Discover the use of consecrate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to consecrate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Consecrate Every Day: The Public Lives of Jewish American ...

The Public Lives of Jewish American Women 1880—1980 I une Sochen When Hannah Solomon's leadership of the National Council of Jewish Women was challenged in 1896 because she did not consecrate the sabbath in an orthodox ...

June Sochen, 2012

Reasons for Refusing to Consecrate a Church Having an Altar ...

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McIlvaine Charles Pettit, 2009

The duty of professors of religion to consecrate their ...

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Daniel A. Clark, 1835

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: Echoes of the Bible and Book ...

Consecrate—Dedicate—Hallow. The. second act of the Gettysburg Address opens with the sixth sentence and the words “But, in a larger sense.” The two acts are equal in number of sentences, with five each. But in terms of words, the second ...

A. E. Elmore, 2009

The Reviser

The Lord said to Moses, (' 'Aryiaoov ') Consecrate to me every first born.'" Ex. 13 : 2. Here, also, "sanctify," in any other sense than, to consecrate, is entirely inadmissable. Moses could not frea the first born from sin. " And the Lord said to Moses ...

S. E. Shepard, 1855

Some historical considerations relating to the declaration ...

consecrate ....*' 6 1545 4to. Grafton. Bodl. Douce BB H3. 11 . . . . consecrate . . . ." 7 1545 4to. Whitchurch. Bodl. P. 14. Th. Seld. *'.... consecrate ....'* 8 1540 Aug. 8vo. Ed. Whitchurche. B. Mus. C. 35. a. " Oure Savioure & re- demer Jesu Christ .

Thomas Walter Perry, 1863

The Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories

It was the 'holy' sense, however, that gave rise to the verb sacrare 'to dedicate or consecrate to a divinity, set apart as sacred'. This Latin verb was taken into Old French as sacrer, which was used in the sense 'to confer a holy character on by a  ...

‎1991

The Voodoo Hoodoo Spellbook

How. to. Consecrate. a. Talisman. Your talismans and amulets should be consecrated. To do so follow these instructions: Light some incense as an offering to the Divine (or whoever you believe is your higher power). Light three white candles ...

Denise Alvarado, 2009

History of the Bible in English

In the 1946 edition of the New Testament, R.S.V. generally replaced the older term "sanctify" by "consecrate" as the translation of the Greek verb hagiazo. In the 1952 edition "sanctify" was restored, partly for the sake of consistency with the Old ...

Frederick Fyvie Bruce, 2002

Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Puranas

The form of this worship is given below: In the centre of the circular lotus, consecrate Vasudeva with the first syllable of mantra (spell) 'A'. To the south of him consecrate and worship Sankarsana and Pradyumna with the syllable 'A'; in the S. E. ...

Swami Parmeshwaranand, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONSECRATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term consecrate is used in the context of the following news items.

Want to Meet Americas Worst Racists Come to the Northwest

... summed the sentiment, lobbying voters to “consecrate Oregon to the use of the white man, and exclude the negro, Chinaman, and every race ... «Politico, Jul 15»

Pope Francis: Evangelize with the Gospel of Joy

“For their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be consecrated in truth”. The spiritual life of an evangelizer is born of this profound truth, ... «Vatican Radio, Jul 15»

A Judeo-Christian wedding on Independence Day

The usual Jewish vows, by which bride and groom consecrate themselves to each other “according to the religion of Moses and Israel,” were ... «Religion News Service, Jul 15»

Helping an Audience Mourn

He said, “We cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, ... «Pulse, Jul 15»

Media role in Yemen operations highlighted

... Defence Force (BDF) in Operation Resolve Storm and Operation Restore Hope to consecrate legitimacy in Yemen and fight terrorism in order ... «Bahrain News Agency, Jul 15»

Combating Anti-Israel Boycotts

Out of the same misjudged liberalism, he failed to grasp the dangers inherent in demands to ordain practicing homosexuals and consecrate ... «Gatestone Institute, Jul 15»

800 years after Magna Carta

... of which mass could not be celebrated, the sacrament of marriage could not be received, and burials in consecrate ground were not allowed. «The News on Sunday, Jul 15»

The church board which illuminates a thousand years of English …

"Every time you consecrate, you are re-creating the first Last Supper." He thinks of the 46 rectors before him who have stood on the same spot. «Newsweek, Jul 15»

Editorial: 'We the people' rely on proven principles

"But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we cannot hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who ... «Hilton Head Island Packet, Jul 15»

Civil War Profiles: Commemorating Independence Day during wartime

I hope [they] may consecrate it anew to our love and reverence and that their councils may be guided to results that will create … a new feeling ... «Coastal Point, Jul 15»