- past participle of consecrate.
- past tense form of consecrate.
consecrated
Example Sentences
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On Wednesday, however, the group went ahead and consecrated the four bishops in a Mass in Switzerland before thousands of followers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
As in 1988, the society's future bishops will be consecrated without assigned jurisdiction from Rome, in a situation the group claims precludes any schism or excommunication -- though the Vatican views the matter differently.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Presiding over the service was Cardinal Robert Prevost, who is now Pope Leo XIV and whose devotion to Guadalupe is such that he was consecrated as a bishop 11 years ago this Dec. 12.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
His martyrdom, I imagine, will be quickly consecrated by his followers.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2025
Seeing that the priest had properly and assiduously observed all the procedures, millions of devout French Catholics behaved as if God really existed in the consecrated bread and wine.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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