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• He was therefore legitimately consecrated bishop of Jining, in Inner Mongolia, at a ceremony Monday.2019 August 27, “First Chinese bishop consecrated with pope’s OK after deal”, in AP News, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2023. From the entry Jining
• Consecrated effort to machinize humanity, to do its directing and thinking, is as old as time itself.1920, Steam Shovel and Dredge - Volume 28, page 151. From the entry machinize
• The luna, which is a piece of glass in the shape of a moon, contains the Blessed Sacrament, previously consecrated.2007, John Trigilio, Kenneth Brighenti, The Catholicism Answer Book: The 300 Most Frequently Asked Questions, Sourcebooks, Inc., →ISBN…. From the entry luna
• An elderly woman in Kurpian dress, adorned with amber beads of her own manufacture followed, carrying a consecrated candle.1992, Margaret Read MacDonald, The Folklore of World Holidays, Detroit: Gale Research, →ISBN, page 462. From the entry Kurpian
• But the ordinator is not consecrated—that is not a Danish custom—his office resembling that of the superintendents in Germany.1917 January 13, R. Andersen, “Short History of the Danish Reformation”, in The Living Church, volume 56, page 361. From the entry ordinator
• It suggests nobility—Miranda in Latin means “worthy of admiration” and is similar to mirandous, or miraculous; Priestly suggests the possession of consecrated knowledge.2013, Jim Combs, Comic Grace: We Mortal Fools in Movie Comedy. From the entry mirandous
• Illegitimate iconolatry is an image consecrated to the worship of God but not prescribed by the Biblical ritual, e.g., the golden calf.2010, Martin Sicker, Pondering the Imponderable, page 112. From the entry iconolatry
• Portions of the consecrated bread from the Eucharist were stored or reserved in an ambry or tabernacle to be taken to the sick.2003, Wm. B. Eerdmans, translating Erwin Fahlbusch et al., The Encyclopedia of Christianity, vol.III, p.321. From the entry ambry
• Particularly in Catholic areas, countermagic could employ sacred objects such as holy water or consecrated wafers, or the recitation of particular prayers.2003, William E Burns, Witch Hunts in Europe and America: An Encyclopedia, page 58. From the entry counter-magic
• The Kandakandero had taken his affliction as a sign of divine favor and a portent of supernatural abilities, and immediately consecrated him to witchwork.2000, Tom Robbins, Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 93. From the entry witchwork
• Alongside the mass as a means of providing access to the consecrated elements, there is the oddity of the holding of masses without any consecration.1995, Robert N. Swanson, Religion and Devotion in Europe, c.1215–c.1515, page 139. From the entry dry mass
• I was openly dismissive about transubstantiation, by which the host is consecrated, and according to Catholic doctrine, literally turns from mere bread into the body of Christ.2020 July 6, Helen Lewis, “How J. K. Rowling Became Voldemort”, in The Atlantic. From the entry transubstantiation
• It describes the Agapetae as virgins who consecrated themselves to God with a vow of chastity and associated with laymen who like themselves had taken a vow of chastity.2007, Alvin Boyd Kuhn, Who Is This King of Glory?:, →ISBN, page 175. From the entry agapetae
• The only legitimate spouse for a Ptolemy was a princess of the royal house, and generally a daughter not of a crown prince, but of a consecrated king.1915, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, volume 2. From the entry porphyrogenitism
• The bidental was the consecrated burial-place of the thunderbolt of Jove on the spot where the bolt was supposed to have buried itself in the ground.1914, A. L. Frothingham, “Circular templum and mundus. Was the templum only rectangular?”, in American Journal of Archaeology, volume 18…. From the entry bidental

Meaning of consecrate

1. verb To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.
2. verb To ordain as a bishop.
3. verb To commit (oneself or one's time) solemnly to some aim or task.

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How do you use consecrate in a sentence?

Consecrate is used as a verb and adjective. For example: “He was therefore legitimately consecrated bishop of Jining, in Inner Mongolia, at a ceremony Monday.”

What is a short sentence with consecrate?

“He was therefore legitimately consecrated bishop of Jining, in Inner Mongolia, at a ceremony Monday.”

What does consecrate mean?

Consecrate means to declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.