OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 5528

consecrate

/ˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
consagrar
To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.
But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above…