One day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy
rest. --Sharp.
2. To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a
bishop.
Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. --Ex.
xxix. 9.
3. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll
among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
4. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as,
rules or principles consecrated by time. --Burke.