consecrated
Ritually made holy
Consecrated describes something that has been formally dedicated to sacred or religious purposes.
A consecrated church, altar, or burial ground has undergone ritual blessing that sets it apart from ordinary use.
The word extends to anything solemnly devoted to a high purpose: consecrated to the service of others.
Ground where significant sacrifice occurred may be called consecrated: We cannot consecrate this ground; the brave men who struggled here have consecrated it.
Receiving divine favor
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- anointedBlessed with sacred oil
- holyDedicated to the divine
- altarSacred ritual table
chapel · shrine · tabernacle · ritual · ceremony · liturgy · vestments · incense
Of or from gods
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
- numinousSpiritually awesome, beyond ordinary
- heavenlyDivinely pleasant or blissful
- godlyDeeply religious in character
spiritual · beatific · mystical · ethereal · sublime · celestial · reborn · transformed
Wholly committed to something
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
- pledgedFormally promised something
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
loyal · devout · pious · reverent · zealous · ardent · fervent · earnest
Deeply respected, admired
- honoredGiven recognition or respect
- exaltedElevated in rank
- glorifiedPraised beyond merit
- worshippedRegarded with religious devotion
adored · esteemed · sanctum · inviolable · sacrosanct · untouchable · protected · enshrined
blessed
Receiving divine favor
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- anointedBlessed with sacred oil
- holyDedicated to the divine
altar · chapel · shrine · tabernacle · ritual · ceremony · liturgy · vestments · incense · chrism
divine
Of or from gods
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
- numinousSpiritually awesome, beyond ordinary
- heavenlyDivinely pleasant or blissful
godly · spiritual · beatific · mystical · ethereal · sublime · celestial · reborn · transformed · purified
dedicated
Wholly committed to something
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
- pledgedFormally promised something
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
steadfast · loyal · devout · pious · reverent · zealous · ardent · fervent · earnest · wholehearted
revered
Deeply respected, admired
worshipped · adored · esteemed · sanctum · inviolable · sacrosanct · untouchable · protected · enshrined · cherished
- sacredholy, sanctity, sacredness, holiness, divine
- reveredworshipped, venerated, revered, adored, idolized
- Sacred Languageamen, hallelujah, alleluia, hosanna, holy
- sacred adjectivesdivine, holy, blessed, sanctified, heavenly
- faith labelsbeliever, nonbeliever, atheist, agnostic, theist
- puritypure, purity, pristine, spotless, spotlessness
consecrateddesecrated
Violated something sacred
profaned · defiled · violated · deconsecrated · unhallowed
- consecrated groundReligiously dedicated place
- consecrated wineRitually blessed altar beverage
- consecrated breadBlessed wafer for communion
consecrate, consecration, consecrating, consecrates, consecrations, unconsecrated, deconsecration, deconsecrate