consecrate
verb /ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt/
/ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they consecrate | /ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt/ /ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪt/ |
| he / she / it consecrates | /ˈkɒnsɪkreɪts/ /ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪts/ |
| past simple consecrated | /ˈkɒnsɪkreɪtɪd/ /ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle consecrated | /ˈkɒnsɪkreɪtɪd/ /ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form consecrating | /ˈkɒnsɪkreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪtɪŋ/ |
- consecrate something to state officially in a religious ceremony that something is holy and can be used for religious purposes
祝圣；圣化；奉献 - The church was consecrated in 1853.
这座教堂于 1853 年祝圣。 - consecrated ground
经祝圣的地方
- The church was consecrated in 1853.
- consecrate something (in Christian belief
基督教信仰 祝圣饼酒；成圣体 - consecrate somebody (as) (something) to state officially in a religious ceremony that somebody is now a priest, etc.
祝圣神职人员 - He was consecrated (as) bishop last year.
他于去年被祝圣为主教。
- He was consecrated (as) bishop last year.
- consecrate something/somebody/yourself to something (formal) to give something/somebody/yourself to a special purpose, especially a religious one
（尤指为宗教而）奉献，献身 - She consecrated her life to God.
她把自己的生命奉献给上帝。
- She consecrated her life to God.
词源late Middle English: from Latin consecrat- ‘dedicated, devoted as sacred’, from the verb consecrare, from con- (expressing intensive force) + sacrare ‘dedicate’, from sacer ‘sacred’.