consecrate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt/    美 /ˈkɑnsəkɹeɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure. transitive
    — But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.
  2. To ordain as a bishop. specifically,transitive
  3. To commit (oneself or one's time) solemnly to some aim or task. transitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Consecrated. archaic,obsolete
    — Led to the city consecrate to Mars.
  2. Consecrated, devoted, dedicated, sacred. rare
    — And that this body conſecrate to thee, By Ruffian Luſt ſhould be contaminate!

词形变化

consecrates present,singular,third-person consecrating participle,present consecrated participle,past consecrated past more consecrate comparative most consecrate superlative

词汇关系

近义词
avow behallow bless canonize consecrate dedicate hallow inaugurate martyr sacralize sacrate saint sanctify
反义词
deconsecrate desacralize desecrate profane uncanonize unbless unhallow unsaint
衍生词
consecratedness consecratee consecrative deconsecrate disconsecrate misconsecrate reconsecrate unconsecrate unconsecrated
相关词
consecration sanctified

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k-
Proto-Indo-European *-rós
Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós
Proto-Italic *sakros
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Proto-Italic *sakrāō
Latin sacrō
Latin cōnsecrōbor.
Middle English consecraten
English consecrate
First attested in the late 14ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English consecraten (“to dedicate, consecrate (an altar, church); to ordain (a bishop), anoint (a king, a pope); to devote one to religious life”), from consecrat(e) (“consecrated”, used as the past participle of consecraten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin cōnsecrātus, perfect passive participle of cōnsecrāre, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
词源 2
First attested in the late 14ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English consecrat(e) (“consecrated”), used as the past participle of consecraten (“to dedicate, consecrate (an altar, church); to ordain (a bishop), anoint (a king, a pope); to devote one to religious life”); see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more. Regular participial usage up until Early Modern English.
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