- past tense form of consecrate.
- past participle 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
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
When Bishop Dyer was consecrated in March 2018, Jen Bressers was in her final year of training to be a priest.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
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 ● Oct. 13, 2025
Dad reached into his pocket and withdrew a vial of consecrated oil, which he placed in my palm.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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