consecrate

1. Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose (synset 300575501)
   "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II"
   also:

   • holy - belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
   • sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes
   similar to:

   • ordained - invested with ministerial or priestly functions
   • votive - dedicated in fulfillment of a vow
   same as: consecrated, dedicated

1. Appoint to a clerical posts (synset 202391154)
   "he was ordained in the Church"
   is a type of: enthrone, invest, vest - provide with power and authority
   same as: ordain, order, ordinate
2. Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause (synset 200888984)
   "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
   is a type of: apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
   subtypes:

   • consecrate, vow - dedicate to a deity by a vow
   • rededicate - dedicate anew
   • apply - apply oneself to
   same as: commit, dedicate, devote, give
   verb group:

   • give - offer in good faith
   • give, sacrifice - endure the loss of
3. Dedicate to a deity by a vow (synset 200888499)
   is a type of: commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
   same as: vow
4. Render holy by means of religious rites (synset 200868366)
   is a type of: declare - state emphatically and authoritatively
   subtypes: reconsecrate - consecrate anew, as after a desecration
   same as: bless, hallow, sanctify

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