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
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
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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
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Adjective
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In 2016, at least $4,000 in cash donations were stolen from the ICM after the mosque's celebration of Eid al-Fitr, a holiday that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.—
Angele Latham,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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Wahlberg plays a holy fool in Boogie Nights, our naïve but well-endowed guide through the heyday of theatrical pornography and its decline into something cheaper and tawdrier courtesy of the triumph of VHS.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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The monument, dedicated in 2018, is on campus between Reed Hall and Jarvis Hall.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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In 2018, Hov dedicated a bench in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park to his grandmother.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Just blessed to be a part of this group.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Not too long after, the family was blessed with a camper by a nonprofit.—
Chelsea Torres,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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To share that sacred experience with your mother, sister, aunt, grandmother and great-grandmother?—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Oct. 2025
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Millions of people around the world today are observing Yom Kippur, the most sacred holiday in the Jewish faith.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Mendelson couldn't be more excited for a new audience to learn about the legend who rewrote Hollywood's rules, captivated crowds and devoted her platform to the AIDS crisis.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Biden administration devoted billions of dollars to building a domestic supply chain for critical minerals and called for half of all new cars to be electric or hybrid by 2030.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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They have been joined by some of Nepal’s most venerated organizations, including the Federation of Nepali Journalists, which had been among the first to oppose the social-media ban that had sparked the protests.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The place is busy every night thanks to the elevated bar food of Chef Roxie (Amaka Okafor), and flush from that success, Jake has his eyes on taking over a venerated lounge called the Pool Room.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Consecrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecrated. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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