Main entry: consecrate, consecrated, dedicated
Definition: solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose
Usage: a life consecrated to science; the consecrated chapel; a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II
Main entry: sacred, sanctified, consecrated
Definition: made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
Usage: a consecrated church; the sacred mosque; sacred elephants; sacred bread and wine; sanctified wine