/
ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt/
v.
- make or declare sacred.
▸(in Christian belief) declare (bread or wine) to be or represent the body and blood of Christ.
- ordain to a sacred office, typically that of bishop.
Derivative
- consecration n.
- consecrator n.
- consecratory adj.
Etymology
ME: from L. consecrat-, consecrare ‘dedicate, devote as sacred’, from con- (expressing intensive force) + sacrare ‘dedicate’, from sacer ‘sacred’.
