consecrate (verb)
121sanctity — [14] Latin sanctus ‘holy’ (source of English saint) originated as the past participle of sancīre ‘consecrate’, a verb derived from the same base that produced sacer ‘sacred’ (source of English sacred, sacrifice, etc). Amongst its derivatives to… …
122talisman — [17] Talisman, one of the very few English nouns ending in man which does not turn into men in the plural (dragoman is another), denotes etymologically an ‘object consecrated by the completion of a religious ritual’. It comes via French talisman… …
123sacred — (adj.) c.1300, from pp. of obsolete verb sacren to make holy (early 13c.), from O.Fr. sacrer (12c.), from L. sacrare to make sacred, consecrate, from sacer (gen. sacri) sacred, dedicated, holy, accursed, from Old Latin saceres, which Tucker… …
124saint — (n.) early 12c., from O.Fr. seinte, altering O.E. sanct, both from L. sanctus holy, consecrated (used as a noun in L.L.), prop. pp. of sancire consecrate (see SACRED (Cf. sacred)). Adopted into most Germanic languages (Cf. O.Fris. sankt, Du. sint …
125witch — O.E. wicce female magician, sorceress, in later use especially a woman supposed to have dealings with the devil or evil spirits and to be able by their cooperation to perform supernatural acts, fem. of O.E. wicca sorcerer, wizard, man who… …
126desecrate — [ dɛsɪkreɪt] verb treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect. Derivatives desecration noun desecrator noun Origin C17: from de (expressing reversal) + a shortened form of consecrate …
127hallow — [ haləʊ] verb 1》 make holy; consecrate. 2》 [usu. as adjective hallowed] greatly revere: the hallowed turf of Wimbledon. noun archaic a saint or holy person. Origin OE hālgian (v.), hālga (n.), of Gmc origin; related to holy …
128sacring — [ seɪkrɪŋ] noun archaic or historical the consecration of a bishop, sovereign, or the Eucharistic elements. Origin ME: from the obs. verb sacre consecrate …
