CONSECRATE (2)

Con″se‐crate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Consecrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Consecrating.] 1. 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. 2. To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop.
Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. Ex. xxix. 9. 3. 3. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
4. 4. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time. Burke.
Syn. — See Addict.