Antonyms of verb consecrate
1 of 4 senses of consecrate
Sense 4
consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify -- (render holy by means of religious rites)
Antonym of desecrate (Sense 2)
=> desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrate -- (remove the consecration from a person or an object)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb consecrate
4 senses of consecrate
Sense 1
ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order -- (appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church")
=> invest, vest, enthrone -- (provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights")
Sense 2
give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote -- (give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church")
=> use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ -- (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer")
Sense 3
vow, consecrate -- (dedicate to a deity by a vow)
=> give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote -- (give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church")
Sense 4
consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify -- (render holy by means of religious rites)
=> declare -- (state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with")
Antonyms of adj consecrated
2 senses of consecrated
Sense 1
consecrated (vs. desecrated), consecrate, dedicated -- (solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II")
desecrated (vs. consecrated) -- (treated with contempt; "many desecrated shrines and cemeteries")
=> deconsecrated -- (divested of consecration)
=> profaned, violated -- (treated irreverently or sacrilegiously)
Sense 2
consecrated, sacred, sanctified -- (made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated church"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine")
INDIRECT (VIA holy) -> unholy, unhallowed -- (not hallowed or consecrated)
Similarity of adj consecrated
2 senses of consecrated
Sense 1
consecrated (vs. desecrated), consecrate, dedicated -- (solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II")
=> ordained -- (invested with ministerial or priestly functions; "an ordained priest")
=> votive -- (dedicated in fulfillment of a vow; "votive prayers")
Also See-> holy#1; sacred#1
Sense 2
consecrated, sacred, sanctified -- (made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated church"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine")
=> holy (vs. unholy) -- (belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power)