setting apart
Separating from others
Setting apart means distinguishing or reserving something for a special purpose.
A quality may set one thing apart from others: Her attention to detail sets her apart from other candidates.
Time or resources can be set apart for particular use: They set apart funds for emergencies.
In religious contexts, to set apart often means to consecrate or dedicate: The bishop set him apart for ministry.
- dedicatingCommitting to a purpose
- reservingSetting something aside beforehand
- segregatingSeparating by category
- allocatingDistributing for specific purposes
- hallowingMaking something sacred
isolation · earmarking · distinguishing · sanctification · separating · designating · consecration · holy orders · quarantine · drawing the line · demarcation · apartheid · differentiation · special treatment · caste · exclusion · ordination · identification
- LDS ChurchJoseph Smith, apostle, Brigham Young, bishop, priesthood
- LDS Culturegeneral conference, sacrament, endowment, sealing, temple marriage
- online actionsposting, click, commenting, tap, replying
- blessingsblessing, blessing prayer, divine blessing, spiritual gifts, divine favor
- isolation typesisolation, quarantine, lockdown, seclusion, confinement
- LDS Templestemple marriage, baptismal font, temple grounds, sealing, endowment
setting apartblending in
Avoiding notice by conforming
merging · combining · unifying · integrating · mixing
setting apartincluding
Containing as part
blending in · integrating · incorporating · embracing · assimilating
setting apartconforming
Meeting accepted standards
standardizing · normalizing · equalizing · leveling · evening out
setting, apart, setter, setters, resets, resetting, preset, presets, offset