felszentel
B2
Hungarian
frock, ordain, devote, bless
VERB
B2
FORMAL
1
frock
C2
Usage pattern:
vkit pappá/lelkésszé szentel fel
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Meaning
to invest someone with clerical dress
Themes
religion
|christianity
|clergy
|ordination
|ceremony
|formal
Definition
To install someone into the office of a priest or member of the clergy, especially by giving them the traditional clerical dress.
VERB
B2
1
ordain
B2
Usage pattern:
vkit pappá/lelkésszé
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Meaning
make someone a priest or minister
Themes
religion
|clergy
|ceremony
|ordination
Definition
To officially make someone a priest, minister, or other religious leader through a special ceremony.
VERB
B2
FORMAL
2
devote
C1
Usage pattern:
valamit valakinek a tiszteletére felszentel
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Meaning
Give to a god or sacred use
Themes
religion
|consecration
|sacred
|dedication
|ceremony
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To give or set something apart for a god, a religious purpose, or another solemn, higher purpose.
VERB
C1
2
bless
B2
Usage pattern:
felszentel egy templomot/helyet/személyt
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Meaning
make holy by religious ritual
Themes
religion
|ritual
|consecration
|holiness
|church
Definition
To perform a religious ceremony over a person, place, or thing in order to make it holy, pure, or specially protected.
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