consecrate (verb)
111bishop — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ Anglican, Catholic, Orthodox, etc. ▪ diocesan ▪ He s the diocesan bishop and he has three suffragan bishops to help him. ▪ assistant …
112baptize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. sprinkle, immerse, dip; name, christen; dunk (inf.); cleanse. See nomenclature, rite. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cleanse sacramentally] Syn. immerse, purify, regenerate, sprinkle, dip, dunk, asperse,… …
113desecrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. profane. See disrespect.Ant., venerate. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. defile, commit sacrilege, dishonor, befoul; see profane . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [DES uh krate] to abuse …
114repute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Reputation Nouns 1. repute, reputation, distinction, mark, name, figure; note, notability, celebrity, fame, famousness, renown, popularity, credit, prestige, glory, honor; luster, illustriousness,… …
115sacrifice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. oblation, offering, hecatomb, holocaust; immolation, self denial. v. t. renounce, give up; immolate. See giving, idolatry, atonement, destruction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An offering to a deity] Syn.… …
116sign — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. omen, portent; indication, symptom, token, mark; symbol, emblem; gesture, signal; trace, vestige; signboard, shingle; guidepost. See indication, direction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A signal] Syn.… …
117solemnize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. celebrate, perform, observe. See celebration, rite. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. consecrate, celebrate, observe, solemnify; see celebrate 1 . See Synonym Study at celebrate . III (Roget s Thesaurus II)… …
118use — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Employment for a purpose Nouns 1. use, employ[ment]; exercise, application, appliance; adhibition, disposal; consumption; usufruct; recourse, resort, avail; utilization, service, wear; recycling; usage,… …
119celebrate — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To recognize an occasion] Syn. keep, observe, commemorate, consecrate, hallow, solemnize, sanctify, dedicate, memorialize, mark, honor, proclaim, ritualize, ceremonialize, signalize, mark with a red letter*. Ant. forget*,… …
120bless — [ bles ] (past tense and past participle blessed or blest [ blest ] ) verb transitive * 1. ) to say a prayer asking God to help and protect someone or something: a ceremony to bless the harvest a ) if God blesses someone or something, he helps… …
