consecrated meaning and definition

CONSECRATED adjective

Definition of consecrated (adjective)

1. solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose
   • "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II"
   • synonyms: consecrate, dedicated
   • antonym: desecrated
2. made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
   • "a consecrated church"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine"
   • synonyms: sacred, sanctified