consecrate (verb)
41sacred — [14] Sacred is one of a wide range of English words that go back to Latin sacer ‘sacred, holy’ (which itself came from the same base that produced Latin sancīre ‘consecrate’, source of English saint, sanctuary, etc). Many of them come via the… …
42blesser — bless (blĕs) tr.v. blessed or blest (blĕst), bless·ing, bless·es 1. To make holy by religious rite; sanctify: »The clergy blessed the site for the new monastery. 2. To invoke divine favor upon: »The bishop blessed the fishing fleet …
43Canon of the Mass — • Article divided into four sections: (I) Name and place of the Canon; (II) History of the Canon; (III) The text and rubrics of the Canon; (IV) Mystical interpretations Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canon of the Mass …
44Chrism — Gold vessel for chrism. The vessel is etched with the letters S.C. for sanctum chrisma. Chrism (Greek word literally meaning an anointing ), also called Myrrh (Myron), Holy anointing oil, or Consecrated Oil , is a consecrated oil used in the… …
45de|vote — «dih VOHT», verb, vot|ed, vot|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to give up (oneself, or one s money, time, or efforts) to some person, purpose, or service: »The mother devoted herself to her children. He devoted his efforts to the improvement of the parks …
46KEDUSHAH — (Heb. קְדֻשָּׁה). The biblical term for holiness is kodesh; mishnaic Hebrew, kedushah, and that which is regarded as holy is called kadosh. Jewish exegetes, following early rabbinic interpretation (Sifra) of Leviticus 19:2: You shall be holy, for …
47devote — transitive verb (devoted; devoting) Etymology: Latin devotus, past participle of devovēre, from de + vovēre to vow Date: 1586 1. to commit by a solemn act < devoted herself to serving God > 2. to give over or direct ( …
48bless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. hallow, consecrate; praise; thank. See deity, piety, approbation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To give] Syn. endow, bestow, favor, grant, commend, endorse, approve, praise, extol, give one s blessing;… …
49hallow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. bless, sanctify, consecrate, enshrine. See piety, celebration. Ant., desecrate. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. consecrate, sanctify, beatify, dedicate; see bless 3 , praise 1 , dedicate . See Synonym Study… …
50sanctify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. consecrate, bless, hallow, purify, beatify; sanction, authorize. See deity, piety, permission. Ant., damn, curse. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. deify, glorify, dedicate, consecrate; see bless 3 , worship …
