Consecrate, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Consecrated; p.pr. & vb.n. Consecrating.] — Webster enters it under “consecrate”
1. To make, or declare to be, sacred; to appropriate to sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the service or worship of God; as, to consecrate a church; to give (one's self) unreservedly, as to the service of God. 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.
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Consecrate, a.
Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred. They were assembled in that consecrate place. Bacon.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for consecrated; he lists it under holy.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.