動變: 過去式:consecrated 過去分詞:consecrated 現在進行時:consecrating
consecrate
KK:[ˈkɑnsɪˌkrеt] DJ:[ˈkɒnsiˌkrеit]
vt.
- 使聖化；使就聖職
- 把……放著作祭祀用[（+to）]
- 奉……為神聖，尊崇
- 獻身於，致力於[（+to）]
a.
- 【古】奉為神聖的
衍生
n.
consecrator
辨析
以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》
/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’.
以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》