consecration
the act of consecrating; dedication to the service and worship of a deity.
the act of giving the sacramental character to the Eucharistic elements of bread and wine, especially in the Roman Catholic Church.
ordination to a sacred office, especially to the episcopate.
Origin of consecration
1Other words from consecration
- de·con·se·cra·tion, noun
- non·con·se·cra·tion, noun
- pre·con·se·cra·tion, noun
- re·con·se·cra·tion, noun
- un·con·se·cra·tion, noun
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How to use consecration in a sentence
They realized that redemption was a means to an end, and that end the reconsecration of the whole universe to God.
Lux Mundi | VariousAnd so the Ebenezer of the soul becomes both a thanksgiving and a reconsecration.
My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year | John Henry Jowett
British Dictionary definitions for Consecration
/ (ˌkɒnsɪˈkreɪʃən) /
RC Church the part of the Mass after the sermon during which the bread and wine are believed to change into the Body and Blood of Christ
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