consecrate

Words with a similar base: consecrate, consecrated

'consecrate'

[ordain.v.02] as in: appoint to a clerical posts

Examples:
he was ordained in the Church

'consecrate'

[give.v.18] as in: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

Examples:
She committed herself to the work of God
give one's talents to a good cause
consecrate your life to the church

'consecrate'

[vow.v.02] as in: dedicate to a deity by a vow

'consecrate'

[consecrate.v.04] as in: render holy by means of religious rites

'consecrate'

[consecrated.a.01] as in: solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose

Examples:
a life consecrated to science
the consecrated chapel
a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II

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