consecrate
Declare formally sacred
To consecrate is to declare something sacred or dedicate it to a religious purpose: The bishop consecrated the new cathedral.
The word extends to any solemn dedication: She consecrated her life to the cause.
Something consecrated is set apart from ordinary use, made holy or venerable.
The adjective describes what has undergone this transformation: consecrated ground.
Confer favor upon
- sanctifyMake officially holy
- hallowTo make sacred
- anointApply ceremonial oil
- dedicateSet apart formally
devote · ordain · beatify · canonize · exorcise · purify · christen · baptize
Sacred ritual table
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- chapelSmall worship room
- shrineSacred devotional place
- tabernaclePortable sacred dwelling
temple · church · cathedral · basilica · mosque · synagogue · relic · liturgy
Dedicated to the divine
- hallowedMade or regarded holy
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- blessedReceiving divine favor
- divineOf or from gods
sacrosanct · inviolable · venerated · revered · dedicated · devoted · set apart · untouchable
Sacred spiritual purity
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- pietySincere religious devotion
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
sacredness · divinity · grace · blessing · benediction · invocation · sanctification · faith
Clergy appointment ceremony
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- enthronementFormal investiture of sovereign
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
induction · installation · initiation · dedication · solemnization · anointment · blessing · convocation
bless
Confer favor upon
dedicate · devote · ordain · beatify · canonize · exorcise · purify · christen · baptize · absolve
altar
Sacred ritual table
tabernacle · temple · church · cathedral · basilica · mosque · synagogue · relic · liturgy · vestments
holy
Dedicated to the divine
- hallowedMade or regarded holy
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- blessedReceiving divine favor
divine · sacrosanct · inviolable · venerated · revered · dedicated · devoted · set apart · untouchable · protected
holiness
Sacred spiritual purity
reverence · sacredness · divinity · grace · blessing · benediction · invocation · sanctification · faith · worship
ordination
Clergy appointment ceremony
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- enthronementFormal investiture of sovereign
investiture · induction · installation · initiation · dedication · solemnization · anointment · blessing · convocation · procession
bishop
Diocesan clergy head
- priestOne who performs sacraments
- popeCatholic Church's supreme leader
- archbishopSenior prelate over province
cardinal · deacon · minister · pastor · rabbi · imam · prelate · pontiff · celebrant · officiant
- worshippraying, congregational prayer, adoration, praise God, evening prayer
- Sacred Languageamen, hallelujah, alleluia, hosanna, holy
- worship verbspray, bless, anoint, baptize, ordain
- funeral ritesfuneral, bury, burial, funeral mass, burial rites
- offeringsburnt offering, altar offerings, sin offering, peace offering, oblations
- officiatereferee, umpire, preside, officiant, moderate
consecratedesecrate
Violate what's sacred
profane · deconsecrate · defile · desanctify · unhallow
- consecrated groundReligiously dedicated place
- consecrated wineRitually blessed altar beverage
- consecrated breadBlessed wafer for communion
consecration, consecrated, consecrating, consecrates, consecrations, unconsecrated, deconsecration, deconsecrated, deconsecrate