Synonyms of consecrating

consecrating

verb

present participle of consecrate

1

as in dedicating

to keep or intend for a special purpose

a philanthropist who consecrated his considerable fortune to an array of charitable causes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dedicating
• devoting
• saving
• allocating
• reserving
• giving up (to)
• earmarking
• setting apart
• sanctifying
• using
• setting aside
• entrusting
• blessing
• setting by
• hallowing
• confiding
• employing
• bestowing
• consigning
• committing
• intrusting
• applying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• neglecting
• misusing
• misapplying

2

as in blessing

to make holy through prayers or ritual

plans to consecrate the altar in the new church with great ceremony

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blessing
• sanctifying
• dedicating
• hallowing
• sacralizing
• devoting
• baptising
• spiritualizing
• purifying
• baptizing
• cleansing
• exorcizing
• exorcising
• canonizing
• chastening
• committing
• expurgating
• lustrating
• reconsecrating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defiling
• desecrating
• profaning
• violating
• polluting
• soiling
• dirtying
• tainting
• desacralizing
• deconsecrating
• fouling
• desanctifying
• punishing
• cursing
• blaspheming
• condemning
• cussing
• damning
• casting out
• execrating