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verb

past tense of consecrate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of consecrated
Adjective
Until her late 20s, Isabella had never even considered a consecrated life. Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025 However, the oil miraculously burned for eight days until new consecrated oil could be found. Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024 That was the most moving moment of the day for Marie Capucine, 37, a consecrated virgin representing her Parisian parish of Saint Germain des Prés at the reopening. Thomas Adamson and Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024 Almost 200,000 people flooded into Soldier Field each day (despite rain and hail the last day) and venerated the consecrated bread and wine of the Holy Eucharist — a triumphant celebration of Catholicism’s central sacrament. Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for consecrated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consecrated
Adjective
  • Acutis' canonization marks a deliberate Vatican effort to present contemporary, relatable holy figures who can speak to younger generations about faith lived in the digital age.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Shops sell his memorabilia — the boy's face encased in a corona of holy light is on mugs, keychains, rosaries.
    Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To add insult to injury, the newspaper’s staff of five now occupies half a floor in Enervate headquarters in downtown Toledo, a grand pre-war building that was once dedicated entirely to the paper.
    Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Rowling has dedicated money earned from previous and ongoing Harry Potter IP to create her own organization to fund anti-trans advocacy.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In that department, English clubs are, in a way, blessed and cursed by the Premier League’s spending rules.
    Pol Ballús, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • For people not blessed with the ability to eat anything spicy, experts shared how to safely eat the Carolina Reaper—the world's hottest chili pepper.
    Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Afterwards, a group of early humans buried her in an ancient, sacred place along a lakeshore.
    Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Seoul portion of the tour begins with a hike along Inwangsan Mountain Trail, a sacred shamanic site, then continues into the city’s historic heart.
    Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Moscow has devoted considerable resources, manpower, and political will to its invasion of the country next door.
    Jeremy Shapiro, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Wicks’ modest-but-devoted flock includes devout church lady Martha Delacroix (Close), circumspect groundskeeper Samson Holt (Church), tightly-wound lawyer Vera Draven, Esq.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Another late relative was the venerated acting teacher and founding member of the Group Theatre, Stella Adler, whose students had included Marlon Brando, Warren Beatty and Robert De Niro.
    Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
  • He was charged with violating a Texas law for desecration of a venerated object.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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“Consecrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecrated. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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