Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Consecrate has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
"She committed herself to the work of God"
"give one's talents to a good cause"
"consecrate your life to the church"
dedicate to a deity by a vow
render holy by means of religious rites
To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.
solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose
"a life consecrated to science"
"the consecrated chapel"
"a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II"
Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
The word "consecrate" entered Middle English in the late 14th century with the meaning to dedicate something religiously or to ordain a person. It was borrowed from Latin cōnsecrātus, which originally described the act of setting apart for sacred use.