consacrer

Definitions of consacrer
  1. verb
    dedicate
    synonyms: donner
    donner, sacrifier
    endure the loss of
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    type of:
    cogiter, réfléchir
    use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
  2. verb
    render holy by means of religious rites
    synonyms: bénir
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    antonyms:
    profaner
    remove the consecration from a person or an object
    type of:
    déclarer
    state emphatically and authoritatively
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