搜尋結果
consecrate
- IPA[ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt]
英式
- make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious purpose;(in Christian belief) declare (bread and wine) to be or represent the body and blood of Christ
verb: consecrate, 3rd person present: consecrates, gerund or present participle: consecrating, past tense: consecrated, past participle: consecrated
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious purpose the present Holy Trinity church was consecrated in 1845
- ▪ (in Christian belief) declare (bread and wine) to be or represent the body and blood of Christ after the priest had consecrated the bread and wine, it was immortal and divine
- ▪ ordain (someone) to a sacred office, typically that of bishop he was consecrated bishop of York 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ devote (something) exclusively to a particular purpose the gun room was a male preserve, consecrated to sport 同義詞