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consecrate
UK //ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt//US //ˈkɑːnsɪkreɪt//
词源
源自拉丁语 'consecratus'（过去分词形式），由 'con-'（完全）和 'sacrare'（使神圣）组成，15世纪进入英语。
verb
❶ 通过宗教仪式使某物或某人神圣化，通常用于教堂、祭坛或神职人员的正式任命。
“The bishop will consecrate the new church next Sunday.”
（主教将于下周日为新教堂举行祝圣仪式。）
“This ground was consecrated as a burial site centuries ago.”
（这片土地在几个世纪前就被祝圣为墓地。）
❶ 郑重地奉献或承诺某事，表达对某事的极度重视或神圣感。
“He consecrated his victory to his late father.”
（他将自己的胜利郑重献给了已故的父亲。）
“The treaty consecrated the alliance between the two nations.”
（这份条约庄严确立了两国之间的联盟。）
同义词:sanctify, bless, dedicate, hallow, ordain
常见短语
consecrate to — 将某物或某人郑重奉献给特定目的或对象，常用于宗教或崇高语境。
“The chapel was consecrated to the Virgin Mary.”
（这座小教堂被奉献给圣母玛利亚。）