consecrate

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vt. 把...供祭祀用, 奉献, 使神圣 a. 被献给神的, 神圣的

发音

UK /ˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt/
UK /ˈkɒnsəkɹət/
其它
其它
US /ˈkɑnsəkɹeɪt/
US /ˈkɑnsəkɹət/

词形变化

consecrated consecrates 三单 consecrates consecratest consecrateth consecrating consecrating 现在分词 consecrated 过去式 consecrated 过去分词 more consecrate 比较级 most consecrate 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

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

    奉为神圣

    成为圣洁

    使圣化

    开光

    及物
  2. 2.

    To ordain as a bishop.

    及物 宗教
  3. 3.

    To commit (oneself or one's time) solemnly to some aim or task.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Consecrated.

    古体 废旧
  2. 2.

    Consecrated, devoted, dedicated, sacred.

    罕用

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

give order bless commit vow dedicate devote sanctify hallow ordain

反义词 1

desecrate

上位词 10

give use commit apply declare invest vest employ dedicate devote

下位词 4

apply vow reconsecrate rededicate

近义相关 2

give sacrifice
形容词

同义词 1

dedicated

近义相关 2

ordained votive

参见 2

holy sacred

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós Proto-Italic *sakros Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *sakrāō Latin sacrō Latin cōnsecrōbor. Middle English consecraten English consecrate First attested in the late 14ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English consecraten (“to dedicate, consecrate (an altar, church); to ordain (a bishop), anoint (a king, a pope); to devote one to religious life”), from consecrat(e) (“consecrated”, used as the past participle of consecraten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin cōnsecrātus, perfect passive participle of cōnsecrāre, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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