consecrated

(adjective, verb)

adjective

1. solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose

- a life consecrated to science

- the consecrated chapel

Similar word(s): ordained, votive, holy, sacred, consecrate, dedicated

2. made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use

- a consecrated church

Similar word(s): holy, sacred, sanctified

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of consecrate