# set apart

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.
2. To distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something).
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to separate or isolate.
4. To perform a blessing which formally invests a person with authority to serve in a calling or leadership position, typically by laying on of hands.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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