as in holy
set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God
built the cemetery on consecrated ground
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as in dedicated
to keep or intend for a special purpose
a philanthropist who consecrated his considerable fortune to an array of charitable causes
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as in blessed
to make holy through prayers or ritual
plans to consecrate the altar in the new church with great ceremony
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Recent Examples of consecrated
Jamie Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
But, in Reynosa, there were migrants who saw the Eucharist—the consecrated bread and wine that the priests distribute at Mass—as a priority equal to any other food and drink.
—Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
The idea is to travel physically alongside Jesus; Catholic doctrine says that Jesus is literally present in the consecrated bread and wine worshipers consume at Mass.
The route that went through the Waukesha parade path is called the Marian Route.
—Jolan Kruse, Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Lyon is the gastronomic center of France, and, around this consecrated space, the Troisgros family has controlled one restaurant after another since 1930.
—David Denby, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
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Normally, many directors attend San Sebastian with their latest films, but the number of titles from consecrated directors at this year’s festival has increased noticeably.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
But, in Reynosa, there were migrants who saw the Eucharist—the consecrated bread and wine that the priests distribute at Mass—as a priority equal to any other food and drink.
—Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
The idea is to travel physically alongside Jesus; Catholic doctrine says that Jesus is literally present in the consecrated bread and wine worshipers consume at Mass.
The route that went through the Waukesha parade path is called the Marian Route.
—Jolan Kruse, Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Lyon is the gastronomic center of France, and, around this consecrated space, the Troisgros family has controlled one restaurant after another since 1930.
—David Denby, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
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The newfangled tiny church of the holy recycler that sets up shop in a strip mall in Cambridge is the same — in the eyes of the law — as the behemoth religions of Judaism, and Christianity.Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Thieving, hostage taking monkeys are as common as pilgrims in Vrindavan, a holy Hindu town by the Yamuna river in northern India.Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
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Tatum said he has been blessed to play under Stevens, Udoka and Mazzulla.Jay King, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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God has blessed us to be able to take all these trips and visits.Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Now, entering the start of a new Trump administration, our political and economic realities have changed, and so has New York’s sacred task.John Raskin, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Like the kamikaze pilots in the same story, whose deaths lost their sacred meaning once Emperor Hirohito renounced his divinity after the war, the plotters in 1936 worshipped not a man but a deity.Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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At the top of those stairs, team officials devoted an entire lounge to the dogs, including a pet relief station equipped with artificial grass.Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Bradbury co-authored a 2023 study that found that between 1970 and 2020, state and local governments devoted $33 billion in public funds to construct major-league sports venues in the United States and Canada.Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Consecrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecrated. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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