Consecrate: alternatives and connections

To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…

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To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…

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The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite.

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The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite.

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of Ordain

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of Ordain

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Given by vow, or in fulfillment of a vow; consecrated by a vow; devoted; as, votive offerings; a votive tablet.

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Given by vow, or in fulfillment of a vow; consecrated by a vow; devoted; as, votive offerings; a votive tablet.

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To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another); -- with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of…

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To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign; -- used with to, unto.

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To make clear; to free from obscurity.

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Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.

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To appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicate by a solemn act; to consecrate; also, to consign over; to doom; to evil; to devote one to destruction…

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To inclose; to infold.

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To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity.

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To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…

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To put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to array; -- opposed to divest. Usually followed by with, sometimes by in; as, to invest one with a robe.

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The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one's service; the state of being so employed or applied; application; employment; conversion to…

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To make useful; to turn to profitable account or use; to make use of; as, to utilize the whole power of a machine; to utilize one's opportunities.

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An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.

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To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another); -- with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of…

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To consecrate anew or again.

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A solemn promise made to God, or to some deity; an act by which one consecrates or devotes himself, absolutely or conditionally, wholly or in part, f…

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The act of setting apart or consecrating to a divine Being, or to a sacred use, often with religious solemnities; solemn appropriation; as, the dedic…

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The act of setting apart or consecrating to a divine Being, or to a sacred use, often with religious solemnities; solemn appropriation; as, the dedic…

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The state or quality of being loyal; fidelity to a superior, or to duty, love, etc.

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The state or quality of being loyal; fidelity to a superior, or to duty, love, etc.

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One who ordains.

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One who ordains.

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The act of ordaining, appointing, or setting apart; the state of being ordained, appointed, etc.

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The act of ordaining, appointing, or setting apart; the state of being ordained, appointed, etc.

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A solemn promise made to God, or to some deity; an act by which one consecrates or devotes himself, absolutely or conditionally, wholly or in part, f…

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A solemn promise made to God, or to some deity; an act by which one consecrates or devotes himself, absolutely or conditionally, wholly or in part, f…

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Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood.

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Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood.

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Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a…

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Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a…

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To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate

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To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign; -- used with to, unto.

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of Consecrate

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Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.

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of Dedicate

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To appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicate by a solemn act; to consecrate; also, to consign over; to doom; to evil; to devote one to destruction…

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To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…

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To make holy; to set apart for holy or religious use; to consecrate; to treat or keep as sacred; to reverence.

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To set in order; to arrange according to rule; to regulate; to set; to establish.

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Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system

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Well-ordered; orderly; regular; methodical.

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To make sacred or holy; to set apart to a holy or religious use; to consecrate by appropriate rites; to hallow.

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A solemn promise made to God, or to some deity; an act by which one consecrates or devotes himself, absolutely or conditionally, wholly or in part, f…

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of Desecrate

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of Desecrate

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