verb (used with object), con·se·crat·ed, con·se·crat·ing. to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.

What is a consecrate noun?

noun. the act of consecrating; dedication to the service and worship of a deity. the act of giving the sacramental character to the Eucharistic elements of bread and wine, especially in the Roman Catholic Church. ordination to a sacred office, especially to the episcopate.

What is an example of consecrate?

Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred. To consecrate is to declare something holy. An example of consecrate is when a cemetery is named holy ground. An example of consecrate is when bread and wine are made into the body and blood of Christ for communion.