Osvjatil
English translation: consecrate
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| na | consecrate |
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| na | Consecrate, sanctify and bless |
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consecrate Explanation: 'consecrate', as explained in Collins English Dictionary, means 'to make or declare sacred or holy; sanctify'. Webster's New Dictionary of Synonyms,according to which 'consecrate' implies 'the giving of a sacred or exalted character especially by rites' offers the following examples: kings of England are consecrated in Westminster Abbey; the right of burial in consecrated ground. |
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sanctified Explanation: osvjatil - is in past tense, that's why sanctified; the neutral is "to sanctify"- to make holy, to purify from sin, to consecrate Webster's Dictionary |
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Consecrate, sanctify and bless Explanation: Yes, all the above is true, if a bishop consecrates something like a newly built or restored church, or a righteous person is sanctified by the Holy Synod... But if it is an object or a person that does not inherently belong to the church (like an icon to be taken back home by a parishoner, or a car, his personal cross or the Bible book, then "osvjascheniye" (so common in the Russian Orthodox tradition) would be more appropriately translated as a blessing. To consecrate - to set apart as sacred, especially of a church or a churchyard by a bishop. To sanctify - to set apart as holy, purify or free from sin. To bless - to invoke or bestow devine favour, e.g. Blessing of Waters (it was August 1 this year) ; blessing of your house (when a priest sprinkles it with holy water and says prayers in it, Blessing of the Friuts of the Earth...etc. Anyway, it's again contextual, so I just added a word... :-) Good luck, GIrina The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English + father Andrew of the church of St. Gregory |
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