consecrate

Example Sentences

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Capote perfectly captures the sacramental quality of the holiday—how, through the exhaustive labor of polishing and scrubbing, we consecrate the routine rooms of daily existence into a sanctuary for celebration.

From The Wall Street Journal

It consecrated a swathe of measures, including climate finance and resilience goals, to help those who are least responsible for warming but often hardest hit.

From Barron's

Many conservative Christians believe that only men should be consecrated as bishops.

From BBC

He uncovered relics inscribed and consecrated nearly 2,000 years ago.

From BBC

It has been placed on Unesco's World Heritage list, along with some of Gaudi's other works, and was consecrated by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010.

From BBC