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They were assembled in that consecrate place. Bacon.

Con"se*crate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Consecrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Consecrating.] 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.

Syn. -- See Addict.

Con"se*cra`ter (?), n. Consecrator.

Con`se*cra"tion (?), n. [L. consecratio: cf. F. consÚcration.] The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.

Until the days of your consecration be at an end. Lev. viii. 33.

Consecration makes not a place sacred, but only solemnly declares it so. South.

Con"se*cra`tor (?), n. [L.] One who consecrates; one who performs the rites by which a person or thing is devoted or dedicated to sacred purposes. [Written also consecrater.]

Con"se*cra*to*ry (? or ?), a. Of or pertaining to the act of consecration; dedicatory.

The consecratory prayer. Bp. Burnet.

Con`sec*ta"ne*ous (?), a. [L. consectaneus.] Following as a matter of course. Blount.

Con"sec*ta*ry (?), a. [L. consectarius, fr. consectari to follow after eagerly; con- + sectari to follow eagerly, fr. sequi to follow.] Following by consequence; consequent; deducible. [R.] "Consectary impieties." Sir T. Browne.

Con"sec*ta*ry, n. That which follows by consequence or is logically deducible; deduction from premises; corollary. [R.] Milton.

Con"se*cute (?), v. t. To follow closely; to endeavor to overtake; to pursue. [Obs.] Bp. Burnet.

Con`se*cu"tion (?), n. [L. consecutio. See Consequent.] 1. A following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence. Sir M. Hale.

2. A succession or series of any kind. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton.

Month of consecution (Astron.), a month as reckoned from one conjunction of the moon with the sun to another.

Con*sec"u*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. consÚcutif. See Consequent.] 1. Following in a train; succeeding one another in a regular order; successive; uninterrupted in course or succession; with no interval or break; as, fifty consecutive years.

2. Following as a consequence or result; actually or logically dependent; consequential; succeeding.

The actions of a man consecutive to volition. Locke.

3. (Mus.) Having similarity of sequence; -- said of certain parallel progressions of two parts in a piece of harmony; as, consecutive fifths, or consecutive octaves, which are forbidden.

Consecutive chords (Mus.), chords of the same kind succeeding one another without interruption.

Con*sec"u*tive*ly, adv. In a consecutive manner; by way of sequence; successively.