consecrate /ˈkɒnsɪˌkreɪt/ TEM8 ( consecrating, consecrated, consecrates )

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  V-T When a building, place, or object is consecrated, it is officially declared to be holy. When a person is consecrated, they are officially declared to be a bishop. 正式宣告为神圣的; 正式宣告为主教

  例：

  The church was consecrated in 1234.

  这座教堂于1234年成为了神址。