consecrate

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con·se·crate /ˈkɒnsəkreɪt $ ˈkɑːn-/ verb [transitive]  1  RRCto officially state in a special religious ceremony that a place or building is holy and can be used for religious purposes 〔举行特别宗教仪式〕宣布…为神圣之处，给〔地方或建筑物〕祝圣 The bones will be reburied in consecrated ground. 尸骨将被重新安葬在圣地里。2. RRCto officially state in a special religious ceremony that someone is now a priest, bishop etc 使就圣职，给〔某人〕祝圣 —consecration /ˌkɒnsəˈkreɪʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

consecrate• On 26 September 1406 he was consecrated at Mortlake after his promotion to the see of London.• Here he was following a precedent created by Lanfranc, who had already consecrated bishops of Dublin in 1074 and 1085.• He refused only to renew his own homage or to recognize or consecrate bishops whom the king had invested.• Many of us believe that consecrated bread is the actual body of Godone and the same.• Wakefield was consecrated in Hatfield on 28 October 1375.• The power of the church that consecrated the Bishops of Alba against the power of a dead and discredited Pope.• The Pope will consecrate the new parish church during his visit to his homeland.• For certainly, once the chapel is built and consecrated, there will be pilgrims coming from all over Normandy.consecrated ground• And the bones will be reburied in consecrated ground.Origin consecrate (1300-1400) Latin past participle of consecrare, from com- ( → COM-) + sacrare ( → SACRED)

con·se·crate verbChineseSyllable  

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consecrate
con‧se‧crate /ˈkɒnsəkreɪt, ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt $ ˈkɑːn-/ verb [transitive]1. to officially state in a special religious ceremony that a place or building is holy and can be used for religious purposes:
    The bones will be reburied in consecrated ground.
2. to officially state in a special religious ceremony that someone is now a priest, bishop etc
—consecration /ˌkɒnsəˈkreɪʃən, ˌkɒnsɪˈkreɪʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun [uncountable]

con·se·crateBrE /ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they consecrate BrE /ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it consecrates BrE /ˈkɒnsɪkreɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪts/ 🔊past simple consecrated BrE /ˈkɒnsɪkreɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle consecrated BrE /ˈkɒnsɪkreɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form consecrating BrE /ˈkɒnsɪkreɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to state officially in a religious ceremony that sth is holy and can be used for religious purposes 祝圣；圣化；奉献◆The church was consecrated in 1853. 这座教堂于 1853 年祝圣。🔊🔊◆consecrated ground经祝圣的地方~ sth (in Christian belief 基督教信仰) to make bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ 祝圣饼酒；成圣体~ sb (as) (sth) to state officially in a religious ceremony that sb is now a priest, etc. 祝圣神职人员◆He was consecrated (as) bishop last year.他于去年被祝圣为主教。~ sth/sb/yourself to sth (formal) to give sth/sb/yourself to a special purpose, especially a religious one （尤指为宗教而）奉献，献身▸ con·se·cra·tion BrE /ˌkɒnsɪˈkreɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkɑːnsɪˈkreɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] ◆the consecration of a church/bishop教堂／主教祝圣礼