Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CON'SE-CRATE, v.t. [L. consecro; con and sacro, to consecrate, from sacer, sacred. See Sacred.]

1. To make or declare to be sacred, by certain ceremonies or rites; to appropriate to sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the service and worship of God; as, to consecrate a church. Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. – Exod. xxix. All the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated to the Lord. – Josh. vi.
2. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
3. To set apart and bless the elements in the eucharist.
4. To render venerable; to make respected; as, rules or principles consecrated by time.