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
Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 4 Oct. 2025
But there is more: a little way back from the water, knuckle-like boulders of sandstone or some other friable rock sharpen the ambience of a consecrated space.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Churches are fine, but consecrated Earth is dangerous to them.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 June 2025
Until her late 20s, Isabella had never even considered a consecrated life.
—Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025
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Adjective
The core Anže Kopitar, C The two-time Stanley Cup winner and Kings captain since 2016 has accomplished all there is to accomplish as one of the preeminent two-way centers in NHL history and perhaps the most consecrated figure in Kings’ lore.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 4 Oct. 2025
But there is more: a little way back from the water, knuckle-like boulders of sandstone or some other friable rock sharpen the ambience of a consecrated space.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Churches are fine, but consecrated Earth is dangerous to them.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 June 2025
Until her late 20s, Isabella had never even considered a consecrated life.
—Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consecrated
Adjective
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Mashhad is home to the Imam Reza shrine, the holiest in Shiite Islam, making the protests there carry heavy significance for the country's theocracy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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An administrative office and library were charred by the flames, according to multiple reports, and several Torahs, Jewish holy texts rolled into large scrolls, were ruined or damaged.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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This lightweight gym tote has dedicated compartments for tumblers, yoga mats, and valuables.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Bass' statement said that LA's Bureau of Street Services dedicated additional resources towards the repairs, which included personnel who would be working longer hours to make the streets safer.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Twenty years of hard work and persistence, blessed by occasional moments when chance had generously smiled on him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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In one of the most deal-ridden and far too often contrived places on the globe, Steny was straightforward, smart, wise, direct, honest on the real odds about anything and everything, and blessed with a sense of humor that, if saintly in purpose, was devilishly clever in delivery.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Jan. 2026
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For decades, veterans' benefits were considered politically sacred.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Bolton, the daughter of the late feminist and civil rights activist Roxcy Bolton, describes the garden as a sacred and historic site worth protecting.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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In fact, the face is so important to our social fabric that there’s an area of the brain—called the fusiform face area—devoted exclusively to decoding it.—
Valerie Monroe,
Allure,
15 Jan. 2026
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Consumer insights like these are a thorn in the side of brands and retailers such as Levi’s, Nudie, and Uniqlo, all of which have devoted significant store space to repair services and invested heavily in promoting and educating consumers about keeping their jeans in use for longer.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Jan. 2026
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Gerlach has been charged with 26 counts of burglary and criminal trespassing, in addition to abuse of a corpse and desecration and theft or sale of venerated objects.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Gwynne died in Manhattan in 1948, probably never knowing his cocktail would go on to become a venerated classic.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
15 Nov. 2025
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“Consecrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecrated. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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