Consecrate
v. t.-
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 -
To set apart to a sacred office;
as, to .consecrate a bishop - To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
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To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify;
as, rules or principles .consecrated by time
