consecrate

adj : solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a

life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel";

"a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II" [syn:

{consecrated}, {dedicated}] [ant: {desecrated}]

v 1: of clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" [syn: {ordain},

{order}]

2: dedicate to a deity by a vow [syn: {vow}]

3: render holy by means of religious rites [syn: {bless}, {hallow},

{sanctify}] [ant: {desecrate}]