different between commemorate vs consecrate

English

Etymology

From Latin commemorare, from com- + memorare (“to remind of”); see memory.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??m?m???e?t/

Verb

commemorate (third-person singular simple present commemorates, present participle commemorating, simple past and past participle commemorated)

1. (transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.
   • 2009, Naava Piatka, No Goodbyes: A Father-Daughter Memoir of Love, War and Resurrection, page 98:

     On the anniversary of Korczak's murder, Israel commemorated him with a special postal issue. As a stamp collector and philatelic columnist, it pleased me greatly when other countries followed Israel's example in honoring him.

2. (transitive) To serve as a memorial to someone or something.

Synonyms

• memorialize

Derived terms

• commemorative
• commemoration
• decommemorate

Translations

Italian

Verb

commemorate

1. second-person plural present indicative of commemorare
2. second-person plural imperative of commemorare
3. feminine plural of commemorato

Latin

Verb

commemor?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of commemor?

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin c?nsecr?re, c?nsecr?tus.

Pronunciation

• Verb
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?ns?k?e?t/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?ns?k?e?t/
• Adjective
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?ns?k??t/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?ns?k??t/
• Hyphenation: con?se?crate

Verb

consecrate (third-person singular simple present consecrates, present participle consecrating, simple past and past participle consecrated)

1. (transitive) To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.

   Synonyms: behallow, hallow; see also Thesaurus:consecrate

   Antonyms: desecrate, defile; see also Thesaurus:desecrate
2. (transitive, Roman Catholicism, specifically) To ordain as a bishop.

Related terms

• consecration

Translations

Adjective

consecrate (comparative more consecrate, superlative most consecrate)

1. Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.

   • They were assembled in that consecrate place.

Anagrams

• concreates

Latin

Verb

c?nsecr?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of c?nsecr?