Consecrated (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. sacred or set apart; dedicated to the service or worship of a deity or for a spiritual or religious purpose:Holding the vessel of consecrated water, the swami poured it out over the newly built shrine.
  2. (of bread, wine, or both elements) changed into the Eucharist:During the Mass, the priest offers to God the consecrated bread and wine in re-enactment of the self-offering of Jesus Christ.
  3. venerated or highly honored; established as inviolable:It is never easy to convert formal legislative initiatives into a dominant vision and culturally consecrated practice.
verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of consecrate.
Consecrated (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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