English-Thai Dictionary

consecrate

VT อุทิศ ตน ให้ กับ  give dedicate commit au-tid-ton-hai-kab

 

consecrate to

PHRV อุทิศ ชีวิต ให้  เสียสละ เพื่อ  dedicate to aud-thid-chi-wid-hai

 

consecrate to

PHRV อุทิศตัว ให้ กับ พระเจ้า  dedicate to aud-tid-tua-hai-kab-pra-jao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONSECRATE

v.t.[L., to consecrate, sacred. See Sacred. ] 1. To make or declare to be sacred, by certain ceremonies or rites; to appropriate to sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the service and worship of God; as, to consecrate a church.
Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. Exodus 29:9.
All the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated to the Lord. Joshua 6:19.
2. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
3. To set apart and bless the elements in the eucharist.
4. To render venerable; to make respected; as, rules or principles consecrated by time.

 

CONSECRATE

a.Sacred; consecrated; devoted; dedicated. They were assembled in that consecrate place.
[This word is now seldom used, unless in poetry. ]

 

CONSECRATED

pp. Made sacred by ceremonies or solemn rites; separated from a common to a sacred use; devoted or dedicated to the service and worship of God; made venerable.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONSECRATE

Con "se *crate, a. Etym: [L. consceratus, p.p. of conscerare to conscerate; con- + sacrare to consecrate, sacer sacred. See Sacred. ]

 

Defn: Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred. They were assembled in that consecrate place. Bacon.

 

CONSECRATE

Con "se *crate, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Consecrated; p.pr. & vb. n.Consecrating. ]

 

1. To make, or declare to be, sacred; to appropriate to sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the service or worship of God; as, to consecrate a church; to give (one's self ) unreservedly, as to the service of God. One day in the week is. .. consecrated to a holy rest. Sharp.

 

2. To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop. Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. Ex. xxix. 9.

 

3. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor.

 

4. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time. Burke.

 

Syn. -- See Addict.

 

CONSECRATER

CONSECRATER Con "se *cra `ter, n.

 

Defn: Consecrator.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

consecrate

con se crate |ˈkänsiˌkrāt ˈkɑnsəˌkreɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu be consecrated ) make or declare (something, typically a church ) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose: the present Holy Trinity church was consecrated in 1845 | (as adj. consecrated ) : consecrated ground. • (in Christian belief ) make (bread or wine ) into the body or blood of Christ: (as adj. consecrated ) : they received the host but not the consecrated wine. • ordain (someone ) to a sacred office, typically that of bishop: [ with obj. and complement ] : in 1969 he was consecrated bishop of Northern Uganda. • informal devote (something ) exclusively to a particular purpose: they'd decided to consecrate all their energies to this purposeful act. DERIVATIVES con se cra tion |ˌkänsiˈkrāSHən |noun, con se cra tor |-ˌkrātər |noun, con se cra to ry |-krəˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin consecrat- ‘dedicated, devoted as sacred, ’ from the verb consecrare, from con- (expressing intensive force ) + sacrare ‘dedicate, ’ from sacer ‘sacred. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

consecrate

consecrate |ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make or declare (something, typically a church ) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious purpose: the present Holy Trinity church was consecrated in 1845 | (as adj. consecrated ) : consecrated ground. • (in Christian belief ) declare (bread and wine ) to be or represent the body and blood of Christ: (as adj. consecrated ) : they received the host but not the consecrated wine. • ordain (someone ) to a sacred office, typically that of bishop: [ with obj. and complement ] : he was consecrated bishop of York. • informal devote (something ) exclusively to a particular purpose: the gun room was a male preserve, consecrated to sport. DERIVATIVES consecration |-ˈkreɪʃ (ə )n |noun, consecrator noun, consecratory adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin consecrat- ‘dedicated, devoted as sacred ’, from the verb consecrare, from con- (expressing intensive force ) + sacrare ‘dedicate ’, from sacer ‘sacred ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

consecrate

consecrate verb the bishop had consecrated two cathedrals in his time: sanctify, bless, make holy, make sacred; dedicate to God, devote, reserve, set apart; anoint, ordain; formal hallow.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

consecrate

consecrate verb 1 the Bishop had consecrated two cathedrals in his time: sanctify, bless, make holy, make sacred, hallow, set apart, dedicate to God; anoint, ordain, canonize, beatify, lay hands on; archaic frock. ANTONYMS deconsecrate. 2 informal the gun room was a male preserve, consecrated to sport: dedicate, devote, give (over ), set aside, set apart, assign, allot, allocate, reserve, commit, apply, consign, pledge, vow, offer, surrender, sacrifice.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

consecrate

con se crate /kɑ́nsəkrèɪt |kɔ́n -/動詞 他動詞 (特別な儀式で )〈建物 土地 物など 〉を神聖にする, 清める, 神にささげる (dedicate ), 聖別する (!しばしば受け身で ) ; 〈人 〉を (司教 司祭などの )聖職に任命する ; 【主義 目的に 】〈一身 一生など 〉をささげる «to » .