Both Uses of
consecrate
in
The House of Mirth
- Welcomed into their group, and made the confidant of their difficulty, Selden learned with amusement that there were several places where one might miss something by not lunching, or forfeit something by lunching; so that eating actually became a minor consideration on the very spot consecrated to its rites.†
Chpt 2.1 *
- It had been, in the consecrated phrase, "always understood" that Mrs. Peniston was to provide handsomely for her niece; and in the latter's mind the understanding had long since crystallized into fact.†
Chpt 2.4
Definition:
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(consecrate) make holy by means of religious rites