1) to render or acknowledge, or to be venerable or hallow
 2) to separate from profane things and dedicate to God
    2a) consecrate things to God
    2b) dedicate people to God
 3) to purify
    3a) to cleanse externally
    3b) to purify by expiation: free from the guilt of sin
    3c) to purify internally by renewing of the soul