Consecrate vs. Sacrate — What's the Difference?

To declare or set apart as sacred

(obsolete) To consecrate or dedicate

To sanctify (bread and wine) for Eucharistic use through a ritual regarded by some Christian churches as effecting transubstantiation.

(obsolete) consecrated; hallowed, sacred

To initiate (a priest) into the order of bishops.

To consecrate.

To dedicate solemnly to a service or goal.

To make venerable; hallow

Dedicated to a sacred purpose; sanctified.

(transitive) To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.

To ordain as a bishop.

Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.

Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.

To make, or declare to be, sacred; to appropriate to sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the service or worship of God; as, to consecrate a church; to give (one's self) unreservedly, as to the service of God.

To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop.

To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor.

To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time.

Appoint to a clerical posts;

Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause;

Dedicate to a deity by a vow

Render holy by means of religious rites

Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose;