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Anointed vs Consecrated - What's the difference?

anointed | consecrated |

As verbs the difference between anointed and consecrated

is that anointed is past tense of anoint while consecrated is past tense of consecrate.

As a noun anointed

is a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons.

anointed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (anoint)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • a person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons

    • Anagrams

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    consecrated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (consecrate)

    • consecrate

    English

    Verb

    (consecrat)
  • To declare, or otherwise make something holy.
  • * 1863 November 19, Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address, based on the signed "Bliss Copy"
    • But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate', we can not hallow, this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have ' consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.

    Synonyms

    * * * (l)

    Antonyms

    * desecrate * defile

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • They were assembled in that consecrate place.
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