consecrate
/ˈkɑnsəkɹeɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.42 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "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 our poor power to add or detract."
- "Led to the city consecrate to Mars."
- "And that this body conſecrate to thee, By Ruffian Luſt ſhould be contaminate!"
- "They were assembled in that consecrate place."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós Proto-Italic *sakros Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *sakrāō Latin sacrō Latin cōnsecrōbor. Middle English consecraten English consecrate First attested in the late 14ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English consecraten (“to dedicate, consecrate (an altar, church); to ordain (a bishop), anoint (a king, a pope); to devote one to religious life”), from consecrat(e) (“consecrated”, used as the past participle of consecraten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin cōnsecrātus, perfect passive participle of cōnsecrāre, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: consecraten, cōnsecrātus, consecrat
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɑnsəkɹeɪt/
- British English: /ˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Religion.
Inflected Forms
consecrates (present, singular)
consecrating (participle, present)
consecrated (participle, past)
consecrated (past)
more consecrate (comparative)
most consecrate (superlative)