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Purified vs Consecrate - What's the difference?

purified | consecrate |

As adjectives the difference between purified and consecrate

is that purified is made or rendered pure or more pure while consecrate is consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.

As verbs the difference between purified and consecrate

is that purified is past tense of purify while consecrate is to declare, or otherwise make something holy.

purified

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Made or rendered pure or more pure.
    • He will only drink purified water.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (purify)

    • 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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