What is the meaning of consecrate?

verb

• Appoint to a clerical posts.
  • usage: "he was ordained in the Church"
  • synonyms: ordain, ordinate, order
• Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.
  • usage: "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
  • synonyms: give, dedicate, commit, devote
• Dedicate to a deity by a vow.
  • synonyms: vow
• Render holy by means of religious rites.
  • synonyms: bless, hallow, sanctify

adjective

• Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose.
  • usage: "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II"
  • synonyms: consecrated, dedicated