Both Uses of
consecrate
in
Franny and Zooey
- You don't even have sense enough to drink when somebody brings you a cup of consecrated chicken soup—which is the only kind of chicken soup Bessie ever brings to anybody around this madhouse.†
Chpt 2.4 *
- How in hell are you going to recognize a legitimate holy man when you see one if you don't even know a cup of consecrated chicken soup when it's right in front of your nose?†
Chpt 2.4
Definition:
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(consecrate) make holy by means of religious rites