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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Consecrate \Con"se*crate\, verb (used with an object) [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 consecrate a church; to give (one's self) unreservedly, as to the service of God.
One day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy rest. --Sharp.
2. To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop.
Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. --Ex. xxix. 9.
3. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
4. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time. --Burke.
Syn: See {Addict}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
consecrated
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: {desecrated}]
2: made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated chursh"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine" [syn: {sacred}, {sanctified}]
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