Consecrated
1consecrated — index inviolate, sacrosanct Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2Consecrated — Consecrate Con se*crate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Consecrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Consecrating}.] 1. To make, or declare to be, sacred; to appropriate to sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the service or worship of God; as, to… …
3consecrated — adjective 1. solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose a life consecrated to science the consecrated chapel a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II • Syn: ↑consecrate, ↑dedicated • Ant: ↑desecrate …
4consecrated — un·consecrated; …
5consecrated — La a, la ahia, kapu, ho ola a, ho olāhui. ♦ Consecrated nation, lāhui la a …
6Consecrated virgin — The consecration of Saint Genevieve, 1821 (Ste. Genevieve, Missouri). In the Catholic Church a consecrated virgin is a woman who has been conscrated by the church to a life of perpetual virginity in the service of God. C …
7Consecrated life — The consecrated life in the Christian tradition, especially the Roman Catholic Church,[1] but also the Anglican Church and to some extent other Christian denominations, is, as the Roman Catholic Code of Canon Law states: a stable form of living… …
8Consecrated life (Catholic Church) — St Benedict of Nursia (c. 480 543), who wrote the leading religious rule for monastic living, evokes the Christian roots of Europe , says Pope Benedict XVI. In the Roman Catholic Church, the term consecrated life denotes a stable form of… …
9consecrated sacred sanctified — hallowed hallowed adj. belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power; made holy. Opposite of {unholy}. [Narrower terms: {beatified, blessed ; {blessed ; {consecrated, sacred, sanctified ] Also See: {consecrated}, {consecrate},… …
10consecrated vs desecrated consecrate — dedicated dedicated adj. 1. wholly committed to a purpose or cause; as, a dedicated musician. Syn: devoted. [WordNet 1.5] 2. zealous in loyalty or affection; as, dedicated nurses. Syn: devoted. [WordNet 1.5] 3. set apart especially for a higher… …
