Consecrate vs Inaugurate - What's the difference?
consecrate | inaugurate |
To declare, or otherwise make something holy.
* 1863 November 19, Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address, based on the signed "Bliss Copy"
Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
* Francis Bacon
To induct into office with a formal ceremony.
To dedicate ceremoniously; to initiate something in a formal manner.
* 2008 , The Economist,
Invested with office; inaugurated.
As verbs the difference between consecrate and inaugurate
is that consecrate is to declare, or otherwise make something holy while inaugurate is to induct into office with a formal ceremony.As adjectives the difference between consecrate and inaugurate
is that consecrate is consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred while inaugurate is invested with office; inaugurated.consecrate
English
Verb
(consecrat)- 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 * defileAdjective
(en adjective)- They were assembled in that consecrate place.
inaugurate
English
Verb
(inaugurat)Solar energy: the power of concentration
- Acciona, a Spanish conglomerate, is due to inaugurate a new power plant a few miles from Las Vegas.
Derived terms
* inaugural * inauguration * inaugurator * inauguratoryAdjective
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