English adjective: consecrated | |||
| 1. | consecrated solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose | ||
| Samples | A life consecrated to science. The consecrated chapel. A chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II. | ||
| Synonyms | consecrate, dedicated | ||
| Similar | ordained, votive | ||
| See also | holy, sacred | ||
| Antonyms | desecrated | ||
| 2. | consecrated made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use | ||
| Samples | A consecrated church. The sacred mosque. Sacred elephants. Sacred bread and wine. Sanctified wine. | ||
| Synonyms | sacred, sanctified | ||
| Similar | holy | ||
| Antonyms | unhallowed, unholy | ||