consecrate:
1] To set apart as sacred; dedicate to sacred uses with appointed ceremonies.
2] To dedicate, devote (He consecrated his life to the cause.)
3] To apotheosize (deify, glorify, exalt) canonize.
4] To make reverend or venerable; hallow (consecrated by time)
Archaic - hallowed, consecrated.
From the Latin consecratus, pp. of consecrare - thoroughly holy.
consecrated: that act or ceremony or the state of being consecrated.
Monday, January 10, 2005
Consecrate - a Primer
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Ok, how can it be Jan. 10 up there already??? It's the 4th down here.
ReplyDeleteUh, Julana, this was posted January 10th a year ago!! I forsook this blog for a long time and only lately revived it. Don't worry; no time has passed you by! :)
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