1. (verb) consecrated, consecrate, dedicated
solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose
Synonyms: consecrated, sanctified, dedicated, consecrate, sacred Antonyms: unhallow, deconsecrate, desecrate
2. (verb) ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order
appoint to a clerical posts
Synonyms: align, sanctify, govern, put, ordain, dedicate, set up, rate, enact, arrange, give, devote, grade, dictate, ordinate, bless, say, rank, consecrate, coordinate, range, enjoin, hallow, regularise, commit, regulate, vow, tell, order, prescribe, place, regularize Antonyms: deconsecrate, unhallow, desecrate
3. (verb) give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
Synonyms: commit, chip in, dedicate, cave in, collapse, institutionalize, place, put, impart, pass on, perpetrate, move over, return, establish, reach, present, have, vow, fall in, make, pay, charge, throw, sanctify, gift, kick in, feed, ordinate, break, institutionalise, ease up, apply, give, grant, open, founder, devote, hold, ordain, pass, render, intrust, hallow, practice, sacrifice, yield, turn over, send, confide, leave, invest, give way, bless, consecrate, generate, contribute, entrust, trust, pull, afford, order, hand Antonyms: desecrate, deconsecrate, unhallow
4. (verb) vow, consecrate
dedicate to a deity by a vow
Synonyms: hallow, give, dedicate, commit, ordinate, bless, sanctify, vow, order, consecrate, ordain, devote Antonyms: desecrate, deconsecrate, unhallow
5. (verb) consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify
render holy by means of religious rites
Synonyms: purify, hallow, give, dedicate, sign, commit, ordinate, bless, sanctify, vow, order, consecrate, ordain, devote, purge Antonyms: unhallow, deconsecrate, desecrate
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