consecrate (kônsekrèt)

verb
/ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt/
consacrer (consacrer)

Signification

to make something sacred, usually through a religious ceremony
Traduction de la signification
rendre quelque chose sacré, généralement par un rituel religieux
rendre quelque chose sacré, généralement par un rituel religieux

Phrases d'exemple

The church was consecrated by the bishop.

L'église a été consacrée par l'évêque.
L'église a été consacrée par l'évêque.

Synonymes

sanctify, bless, dedicate, hallow, ordain

Antonymes

desecrate, profane, defile

Collocations

consecrate a church, consecrated ground, consecrated life, consecrated host

Vocabulaires connexes

to compare in order to show differences; to be strikingly different
to speak to God or a deity; to hope earnestly
to burden or weigh down something, making it difficult to move or progress
to feel hatred or loathing for something
to cause something to go or be taken to a destination
To act as if something is true when it is not.