consecrate
/ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt/verb
with obj.(一般作be consecrated)
1- make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose奉（某事物, 尤指教堂）为神圣; 供奉, 奉献：
the present Holy Trinity church was consecrated in 1845
现在的圣三一教堂于1845年举行了供奉仪式
as adj. consecrated consecrated ground.圣地。
1.1
- (in Christian belief) make (bread or wine) into the body and blood of Christ（基督教信仰中）使（面包, 酒）圣化, 使变体：
as adj. consecrated they received the host but not the consecrated wine.他们接受了圣饼但未喝圣酒。
1.2
- ordain (someone) to a sacred office, typically that of bishop任命…就圣职（尤指任主教）：
with obj. and complement he was consecrated bishop of York.他被任命为约克的主教。
1.3
- informal devote (something) exclusively to a particular purpose〈非正式〉仅将某物用作…：
the gun room was a male preserve, consecrated to sport.
枪械室是男人们的地方, 仅用于运动。
派生词
consecration
nounconsecrator
nounconsecratory
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin consecrat- 'dedicated, devoted as sacred', from the verb consecrare, from con- (expressing intensive force) + sacrare 'dedicate', from sacer 'sacred'.