as in holy
set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God
built the cemetery on consecrated ground
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as in dedicated
to keep or intend for a special purpose
a philanthropist who consecrated his considerable fortune to an array of charitable causes
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as in blessed
to make holy through prayers or ritual
plans to consecrate the altar in the new church with great ceremony
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Recent Examples of consecrated
Jamie Lang, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
Almost 200,000 people flooded into Soldier Field each day (despite rain and hail the last day) and venerated the consecrated bread and wine of the Holy Eucharist — a triumphant celebration of Catholicism’s central sacrament.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2024
Normally, many directors attend San Sebastian with their latest films, but the number of titles from consecrated directors at this year’s festival has increased noticeably.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
But, in Reynosa, there were migrants who saw the Eucharist—the consecrated bread and wine that the priests distribute at Mass—as a priority equal to any other food and drink.
—Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
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As eye-catching as the 2025 slate of films from consecrated Catalan filmmakers is, the number of titles that will come from first-time feature directors is equally impressive.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
Almost 200,000 people flooded into Soldier Field each day (despite rain and hail the last day) and venerated the consecrated bread and wine of the Holy Eucharist — a triumphant celebration of Catholicism’s central sacrament.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2024
Normally, many directors attend San Sebastian with their latest films, but the number of titles from consecrated directors at this year’s festival has increased noticeably.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
But, in Reynosa, there were migrants who saw the Eucharist—the consecrated bread and wine that the priests distribute at Mass—as a priority equal to any other food and drink.
—Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consecrated
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In this environment, the billion-dollar unicorn model, the holy grail of startup success for decades, no longer feels viable for many founders.—
Wayne Liu,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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This soothing moisturizer is my holy grail, and PEOPLE readers can try it now for 20 percent off with the code DDM20 at checkout.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
6 June 2025
Verb
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God has blessed us to be able to take all these trips and visits.—
Manny Navarro,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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Tatum said he has been blessed to play under Stevens, Udoka and Mazzulla.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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Getting the chance to compete here feels like stepping into something sacred.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The underground as an origin point, a sacred realm, versus the underground as a site to exploit, carve up, burn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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Brown devoted Wednesdays to mobility and conditioning after years of just incorporating it into his daily workouts.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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The special section of Art Bulletin—which, as the discipline’s flagship journal, constitutes a semiofficial statement about AI’s importance in the field—devoted the majority of its space to critical commentary about the application of computer vision to works of art.—
Sonja Drimmer,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Consecrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecrated. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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