Isabel - Meaning of the Name
Dear
David,
After seeing the pictures (the masonic pentagram) and reading
the news articles posted today on Hurricane Isabel. It made me wonder what the
name meant.
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This is what I found:
Name Origin Gender Meaning
1. Isabel(83)
Spanish Female consecrated to god
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3 entries found for consecrated.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=consecrated
con·se·crate
( P ) Pronunciation Key (kns-krt)
tr.v. con·se·crat·ed,
con·se·crat·ing, con·se·crates
con·se·crate
To dedicate solemnly to a service or goal. See Synonyms at devote.
adj.
Dedicated to a sacred purpose; sanctified.
consecrated
Consecrate \Con"se*crate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Consecrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Consecrating.] 1. To make, or declare to be, sacred; to appropriate to sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the service or worship of God
consecrated
adj 1: solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science";
2: made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to
a deity or some religious ceremony or use