consecrate

动词

1. 1

   祝圣、使神圣、奉献给神宗教

   The bishop will consecrate the new church next Sunday.

   主教将在下周日为这座新教堂举行祝圣仪式。

2. 2

   授予圣职、祝圣宗教

   He was consecrated as a bishop at the age of fifty.

   他在五十岁时被祝圣为主教。

3. 3

   奉献、献身正式

   She consecrated her life to caring for the sick.

   她把一生都奉献给照顾病人的工作。