Synonyms of consecrated

consecrated 1 of 2

adjective

as in holy

set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God

built the cemetery on consecrated ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holy
• sacred
• venerated
• consecrate
• liturgical
• sacral
• revered
• blessed
• sanctified
• religious
• sacrosanct
• hallowed
• biblical
• ceremonial
• spiritual
• ritual
• sacramental
• worshipped
• adored
• priestly
• enshrined
• scriptural
• glorified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unconsecrated
• unhallowed
• deconsecrated
• desacralized
• secular
• earthly
• nonreligious
• temporal
• unspiritual
• worldly
• mundane
• profane

consecrated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of consecrate

1

as in dedicated

to keep or intend for a special purpose

a philanthropist who consecrated his considerable fortune to an array of charitable causes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dedicated
• devoted
• saved
• set by
• reserved
• earmarked
• allocated
• set apart
• gave up (to)
• set aside
• blessed
• used
• entrusted
• sanctified
• confided
• employed
• hallowed
• committed
• consigned
• bestowed
• applied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• neglected
• misused
• misapplied

2

as in blessed

to make holy through prayers or ritual

plans to consecrate the altar in the new church with great ceremony

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blessed
• dedicated
• sanctified
• hallowed
• sacralized
• devoted
• baptized
• purified
• canonized
• cleansed
• exorcised
• spiritualized
• chastened
• reconsecrated
• lustrated
• committed
• expurgated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defiled
• desecrated
• profaned
• violated
• polluted
• desacralized
• deconsecrated
• soiled
• tainted
• dirtied
• cursed
• desanctified
• fouled
• damned
• punished
• condemned
• blasphemed
• execrated
• cast out
• cussed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of consecrated

Adjective

The group’s relationship with Rome fractured in 1988 after Lefebvre consecrated bishops without papal approval, leading to excommunications and a long-running dispute over its status within the Catholic Church. — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026

Cuban politicians are still careful to present themselves as devotees of Martí, and sacrificing for la patria is a consecrated ideal. — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2026

Verb

Lefebvre consecrated four bishops without papal consent in 1988. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

In Florida, which has long been ground zero for GOP experiments in education reform, there are four, three of which were consecrated by Florida Senate Bill 266 in 2023. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026