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

Beside the three-story, 9-bed, 11-bath, 1,900-square-meter (20,450 square feet) main property sit good houses for the gardener, the caretaker, various garages, even a small consecrated church. — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

The excommunication applies to the newly consecrated bishops, any SSPX priest and anyone who formally adheres to the society. — Emily Broyles, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026

Verb

The Vatican declared the group of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide in schism after the SSPX consecrated four bishops in Switzerland without Pope Leo XIV’s approval this month. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026

On July 2, the Vatican decreed the excommunication of the SSPX’s bishops and priests, one day after the group consecrated four new bishops in Switzerland without the pope’s consent. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026