From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
consecrate
adj 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" [syn:
consecrated, consecrate, dedicated] [ant:
desecrated]
v 1: appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the
Church" [syn: ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order]
2: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She
committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to
a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" [syn:
give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote]
3: dedicate to a deity by a vow [syn: vow, consecrate]
4: render holy by means of religious rites [syn: consecrate,
bless, hallow, sanctify] [ant: deconsecrate,
desecrate, unhallow]