Consecrated

Word CONSECRATED
Character 11
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈkɒnsəkɹeɪtɪd/

Definitions and meanings of "Consecrated"

What do we mean by consecrated?

To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.

(specifically) To ordain as a bishop.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Consecrated

The word "consecrated" in example sentences

Your cousin, Clotilde, has now been a widow for nearly two years; that, I believe, is the term consecrated by custom to the mourning of a husband. ❋ Octave Feuillet (1855)

To take a term consecrated by centuries of usage and to attach a brand-new meaning to it, of which those who through the ages had it constantly on their lips never dreamed, is to say the least extremely misleading. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

Suppose this point then settled, for anything would be remarkable and highly rememberable which comes near to a common familiar fraction of so vast a period in human affairs as a millennium [a term consecrated to our Christian ears, (1) by its use in the Apocalypse; (2) by its symbolic use in representing the long Sabbath of rest from sin and misery, and finally (3) even to the profane ear by the fact of its being the largest period which we employ in our historical estimates]. ❋ Thomas De Quincey (1822)

Byron, too, distinguished Moore as "a name consecrated by unshaken public principle, and the most undoubted and various talents." ❋ Various (N/A)

Such is the general character of the people of the Gaulish blood; but in that character itself, an observation of facts leads us to recognise two distinct shades corresponding to two distinct branches of the family, or to use the expression consecrated by history, to two distinct races. ❋ Various (N/A)

[C] The name consecrated by De Saussure to designate certain rocks in ❋ Various (N/A)

Two things only did they consider important – to keep the fasts and to be buried in consecrated ground. ❋ Mary Edith (1909)

The rule of the Church is that no man who has gone out with the known intention of taking blood, but is killed himself, may be buried in consecrated ground, for he has died with the sin of intended murder on his soul. ❋ Mary Edith (1909)

'Isn't the phrase consecrated to a different class?' said Miss Levering, quietly. ❋ Elizabeth Robins (1907)

Napoleon, who had already received the official recognition of foreign powers, was anxious to have his Imperial title consecrated by a great religious ceremony, the fame of which should resound throughout the whole Catholic world. ❋ Arthur L��on Imbert De Saint-Amand (1867)

BETHANY has ever been a name consecrated to sorrow, these ❋ Unknown (1856)

The open doors of the empty mansions creaked upon their hinges; rank herbage, and deforming dirt, had swiftly accumulated on the steps of the houses; the voiceless steeples of the churches pierced the smokeless air; the churches were open, but no prayer was offered at the altars; mildew and damp had already defaced their ornaments; birds, and tame animals, now homeless, had built nests, and made their lairs in consecrated spots. ❋ Unknown (1826)

The shedders of blood have already assailed me, even within that ground which they themselves call consecrated; and yourselves have seen the scalp of the righteous broken, as he defended my cause. ❋ Unknown (1822)

It is a name consecrated in history, and is no longer the property of a city, or a state, or a nation, but of the whole world. ❋ Washington Irving (1821)

Elijah Impey, a name consecrated to respect forever, (your Lordships know him in this House as well as I do,) respecting these petitions and certificates of good behavior. ❋ Edmund Burke (1763)

The great mosque of Omar, which had been converted into a church, was again consecrated to one God and his prophet Mahomet: the walls and pavement were purified with rose-water; and a pulpit, the labor of Noureddin, was erected in the sanctuary. ❋ Unknown (1206)

Henceforth we are not our own, but 'consecrated' -- that is, 'saints.' ❋ Alexander Maclaren (1868)

"that constitutes the devil's territory, and he will trample over all we call consecrated to get to his own." ❋ J.W. Mahood (N/A)

The SSPX Bishops are validly consecrated, which is why the Vatican itself refers to them as "Bishops", a little detail you might have noticed, and saved yourself a great deal of professional embarrassment. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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