Read full poem →And all those tresses shall be laid in dust,
This lock the Muse shall consecrate to fame,
And 'midst the stars inscribe Belinda's name.
Dictionary Entry
To make something holy or dedicate it formally to a religious or divine purpose.
In a Sentence
“The ancient temple was consecrated by the high priest during a solemn ceremony.”
This entry also appears in ReadingWillow Year 6 word lists, so students can move between the dictionary and year-level study sets.
Origin
Latin 'consecrare', from 'con-' (together, with) + 'sacer' (sacred).
Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “consecrate”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Fill my days with work, a thousand calm necessities
Leaving no moment to consecrate to hope,
Girdle my thoughts within the dull circumferences
Read full poem →Fly from their vices : 'tis thy state.
Not thee, that they would consecrate.
Fly from their ruin : how I fear.
Read full poem →Fly from their vices : 'tis thy state,'
Not thee, that they would consecrate.
Fly from their ruin : how I fear,
Read full poem →DOTH IN ALL HUMILITIE
DEDICATE, PRESENT, AND CONSECRATE THESE HIS LABOVRS
TO LIVE WITH THE ETERNITIE OF HER FAME.
Read full poem →In books that are as altars where we kneel
To consecrate the flicker, not the flame.
Read full poem →But Memory strives with Death, and lingering near,
Shall consecrate the dust of Harold's lonely bier!
Read full poem →His temples last with poppies were o'er spread,
That nodding seem'd to consecrate his head:
Just at that point of time, if fame not lie,