CONSECRATING Synonyms

• the formal act of approving

• a desirable state

• a short prayer of thanks before a meal

• a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection

• the act of praying for divine protection

• serving to purge or rid of sin

• freeing from noxious matter

• acting like an antiseptic

• give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

• open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building

• inscribe or address by way of compliment

• set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church

• give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

• dedicate

• set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use

• render holy by means of religious rites

• render holy by means of religious rites

• give religious sanction to, such as through an oath

• make pure or free from sin or guilt

• render holy by means of religious rites

• give a benediction to

• confer prosperity or happiness on

• make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

• render holy by means of religious rites

• perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

• make a set of changes permanent

• give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

• cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution

• confer a trust upon

• make an investment

• engage in or perform

• transfer to another place so something can be kept or preserved

• solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose

• made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use

• give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

• open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building

• inscribe or address by way of compliment

• set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church

• devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose

• solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose

• give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

• dedicate

• set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use

• the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

• cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

• be the cause or source of

• transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody

• convey or reveal information

• convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow

• organize or be responsible for

• convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture

• give as a present; make a gift of

• cause to happen or be responsible for

• dedicate

• give or supply

• transmit (knowledge or skills)

• bring about

• leave with; give temporarily

• emit or utter

• endure the loss of

• place into the hands or custody of

• give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

• give (as medicine)

• give or convey physically

• bestow

• bestow, especially officially

• move in order to make room for someone for something

• give food to

• contribute to some cause

• break down, literally or metaphorically

• estimate the duration or outcome of something

• execute and deliver

• deliver in exchange or recompense

• afford access to

• present to view

• perform for an audience

• be flexible under stress of physical force

• propose

• accord by verdict

• manifest or show

• offer in good faith

• submit for consideration, judgment, or use

• guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion

• allow to have or take

• inflict as a punishment

• occur

• consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man

• proffer (a body part)

• order by virtue of superior authority; decree

• appoint to a clerical posts

• invest with ministerial or priestly authority

• issue an order

• (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

• (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy

• a degree in a continuum of size or quantity

• established customary state (especially of society)

• logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

• a condition of regular or proper arrangement

• a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

• a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities

• a formal association of people with similar interests

• a body of rules followed by an assembly

• a group of person living under a religious rule

• (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families

• a request for something to be made, supplied, or served

• (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans

• the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement

• give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

• make a request for something

• issue commands or orders for

• bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

• bring order to or into

• place in a certain order

• appoint to a clerical posts

• arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

• assign a rank or rating to

• the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis

• appoint to a clerical posts

• bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation

• render holy by means of religious rites

• give religious sanction to, such as through an oath

• make pure or free from sin or guilt

• a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner

• make a vow; promise

• dedicate to a deity by a vow