consecrating

verb

present participle of consecrate
1
as in dedicating
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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2
as in blessing
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 consecrating But yesterday, the group defied Pope Leo XIV by consecrating four bishops without his approval. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 July 2026 Under the church’s in-house canon law, consecrating a bishop without papal consent incurs an automatic excommunication for both the people administering the consecration and the bishops receiving it. — ABC News, 1 July 2026 Under church law, consecrating bishops without papal approval is considered a schismatic act and carries automatic excommunication for both the bishops being ordained and the bishop performing the ceremony. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 Generations of cinephiles promoted a version of Agee’s catechism, consecrating Griffith as film’s supreme technical and aesthetic innovator, an almost Promethean figure. — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 20 June 2026 Rob practiced celebrating the Mass by draping a sheet over an ironing board in the basement and consecrating Necco wafers. — Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consecrating
  1. dedicating
  2. blessing
  3. devoting
  4. sanctifying
  5. saving
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  • Major law enforcement bodies like the Cook County state’s attorney’s office are dedicating more people and money to cases that get reported.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Those remarks were intended as a brief and formal follow-up to Everett’s two-hour oration dedicating the opening of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery at Gettysburg.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of dedicating
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  • Big up to the D’Angelo family as well for blessing me with the opportunity to be able to have his first step out since his transition.
    — Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Our Father-Mother God, divine Love, is infinite, filling all space – blessing all Her children.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of blessing
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  • Turner was hardly alone among artists in devoting the same intensity of care to the enrichment of a painting that others give to the rearing of a child.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Amanpour did not offer a reason for her departure, devoting most of her memo to thanking the production crews who worked with her over the years.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of devoting
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  • To say that the Union was sacred and the touchstone of democracy was to strengthen slavery by sanctifying the state that protected it.
    — Dominic Erdozain, Time, 3 July 2026
  • But far from celebrating or sanctifying the throwing off of English rule, the story’s shocking ending portrays the patriots as a fiendish mob, and casts doubt on the bedrock American faith in prosperity.
    — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
Definition of sanctifying
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  • Members also enjoy money-saving perks at recreational parks, sporting events, concerts and more.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2026
  • After struggling and saving with their mother, Tallulah (a phenomenal Ledisi), sharecroppers Mary and Martha are eager to finally buy the land the Clarke family has worked on for generations.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of saving

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“Consecrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecrating. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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