consecrated

adj 1: 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: {consecrate}, {dedicated}] [ant: {desecrated}]

2: made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity

or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated chursh";

"the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and

wine"; "sanctified wine" [syn: {sacred}, {sanctified}]