Definition of Consecrate. Meaning of Consecrate. Synonyms of Consecrate

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Definition of Consecrate

Consecrate
Consecrate Con"se*crate, a. [L. consceratus, p. p. of conscerare to conscerate; con- + sacrare to consecrate, sacer sacred. See Sacred.] Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred. They were assembled in that consecrate place. --Bacon.

Meaning of Consecrate from wikipedia

- word sacred descends from the Latin sacer, referring to that which is 'consecrated, dedicated' or 'purified' to the gods or anything in their power, as...
- Consecrated life (also known as religious life) is a state of life in the Catholic Church lived by those faithful who are called to follow Jesus Christ...
- A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who ****ists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining...
- Church, a consecrated virgin is a virgin woman who has been consecrated by the church as a bride of Christ. Consecrated virgins are consecrated by the diocesan...
- Chrism, also called myrrh, myron, holy anointing oil, and consecrated oil, is a consecrated oil used in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox...
- and the Societies of Apostolic Life of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi, and the Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi. The statutes of the Regnum...
- An institute of consecrated life is an ****ociation of faithful in the Catholic Church canonically erected by competent church authorities to enable men...
- Elders" while being consecrated to the "Office of the Episcopacy". Within the United Methodist Church only bishops are empowered to consecrate bishops and ordain...
- may enter into consecrated life either on an individual basis, as a hermit or consecrated virgin, or by joining an institute of consecrated life (a religious...
- grants the request of Bishop Maurus of Ravenna, allowing the city to consecrate its bishop without approval from Rome (approximate date). Duke Lupus of...