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
Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
When Queen Latifah emerged, the stage became consecrated ground.
—Essence, 3 Dec. 2025
Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
However, the oil miraculously burned for eight days until new consecrated oil could be found.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
When Queen Latifah emerged, the stage became consecrated ground.
—Essence, 3 Dec. 2025
Verb
Even if all these sunny promises are enshrined in contracts, built into budgets, and consecrated with good intentions, there are still plenty of ways the whole project could go kerflooey.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
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His new film Fatherland, like Cold War and Ida, is shot in a lustrous monochrome that turns shadows into punctuation marks and sunbeams into something holy, and that makes its performers, chief among them an incredible Sandra Hüller, look lit from within.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Jews revere the site as the Temple Mount, where the biblical temples once stood and the holiest site in Judaism.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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The land was dedicated as a park in 2008, but the Great Recession halted city spending on the project.—
Mark Dee
May 15,
Idaho Statesman,
15 May 2026
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All the models in its upper range, both road and mountain bikes, will have dedicated electronic groupsets.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Get ready for the appearance of some real beasts blessed with amazing powers.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2026
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The county plan, meanwhile, has been blessed at different times by other city boards, including the historic preservation board, the urban design review board and the City Commission, sometimes after initial denials were overturned by courts.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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In a town in northern Peru, a teenager addicted to video games begins to desecrate the sacred ruins of his ancestors in search of money to continue playing.—
Roberto Prieto,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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This is all, of course, a provocation, a way of merging the sacred and profane, and asking which is which.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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Ted Turner, one of America’s largest private landowners, devoted decades to transforming 3,125 square miles of ranches into conservation laboratories across six states.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Walker was a transformative leader during his dozen years atop the Ford Foundation, one of the nation’s most active nonprofits devoted improve the quality of life for people around the world.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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At the forthcoming 2026 Cannes Film Festival, Streisand will receive the Honorary Palme d’Or, commemorating the venerated artist’s decades-long career.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 May 2026
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Lenny Bruce, along with venerated comedians like George Carlin, Richard Pryor and Dick Gregory, created the foundation of the most cutting and controversial jokes about American culture and our political system.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Consecrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecrated. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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