geweiht
consecrated
Declared holy through a religious rite or set apart for a religious purpose.
EXAMPLE
Der Priester besprengte die Gemeinde mit geweihtem Wasser.
The priest sprinkled the congregation with consecrated water.
geweiht
consecrated / dedicated / doomed
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Meanings
jemandem oder einer Sache geweiht
dedicated
In elevated language: wholly devoted to a person, a task, or an ideal.
EXAMPLE
Er blickte auf ein ganz der Musik geweihtes Leben zurück.
He looked back on a life dedicated entirely to music.
dem Tod oder dem Untergang geweiht
doomed
So threatened or damaged that death or destruction seems inevitable.
EXAMPLE
Ohne die dringend benötigten Medikamente waren die Kranken dem Tod geweiht.
Without the urgently needed medication, the patients were doomed to die.
Forms
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to geweiht.
After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to geweiht.
Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
Add the ending to geweiht.
Usage tips
Word family
'Geweiht' (consecrated / dedicated / doomed) belongs to the word family of 'weihen' (to consecrate / dedicate). As an adjective, it often appears with 'sein' (to be) or directly before a noun, describing the result of an action that has already taken place.
EXAMPLE
Die Kapelle ist seit Jahrhunderten geweiht.
The chapel has been consecrated for centuries.
Die Gläubigen betraten den geweihten Raum schweigend.
The worshippers entered the consecrated space in silence.
Typical collocations
In its religious sense, 'geweiht' (consecrated) often combines with words such as 'Wasser' (water), 'Kirche' (church), 'Kapelle' (chapel), 'Boden' (ground), or 'Altar' (altar). These combinations refer to religious rituals or sacred places.
EXAMPLE
Die Pilger tranken geweihtes Wasser aus einer kleinen Flasche.
The pilgrims drank consecrated water from a small bottle.
Der Bischof betrat den geweihten Altarraum.
The bishop entered the consecrated chancel.
Dative construction
In the elevated sense of 'ganz gewidmet' (wholly dedicated), the person or thing to which something is dedicated takes the dative case: 'jemandem oder einer Sache geweiht' (dedicated to someone or something). The subject is often 'sein Leben' (one's life) or 'seine Arbeit' (one's work).
EXAMPLE
Sein ganzes Leben war der Forschung geweiht.
His entire life was dedicated to research.
Ihr ganzes Leben war dieser Aufgabe geweiht.
Her entire life was dedicated to this task.
Fixed expression
'Dem Tod geweiht' (doomed to die) and 'dem Untergang geweiht' (doomed to destruction) are fixed expressions in elevated language. The outcome or fate is expressed in the dative case with 'dem' (the dative definite article).
EXAMPLE
Nach dem schweren Erdbeben schien das Dorf dem Untergang geweiht.
After the severe earthquake, the village seemed doomed to destruction.
Ohne Hilfe wäre der verletzte Bergsteiger dem Tod geweiht gewesen.
Without help, the injured mountaineer would have been doomed to die.
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