consecrates
Dedicates to divinity
Consecrates means to formally dedicate something to a sacred purpose or declare it holy.
A bishop consecrates a church, bread and wine are consecrated during communion, ground is consecrated for burial.
The word extends beyond religion to any solemn dedication: She consecrated her life to the cause.
To consecrate can also mean to make something venerable or inviolable through tradition or association.
Receiving divine favor
- holyDedicated to the divine
- anointedBlessed with sacred oil
- hallowedMade or regarded holy
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
purified · altar · ritual · priest · liturgy · chalice · incense · relic
Deep, loyal commitment
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- pledgeBinding promise given
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
service · honor · sacrifice · offering · memorial · commemoration · tribute · enshrines
blessed
Receiving divine favor
sanctified · purified · altar · ritual · priest · liturgy · chalice · incense · relic · veneration
devotion
Deep, loyal commitment
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- pledgeBinding promise given
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
dedication · service · honor · sacrifice · offering · memorial · commemoration · tribute · enshrines · inaugurates
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Violates something sacred
profanes · defiles · deconsecrates · secularizes · blasphemes
- consecrated groundReligiously dedicated place
- consecrated wineRitually blessed altar beverage
- consecrated breadBlessed wafer for communion
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