consecration

[ kon-si-krey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of consecrating; dedication to the service and worship of a deity.

  2. the act of giving the sacramental character to the Eucharistic elements of bread and wine, especially in the Roman Catholic Church.

  1. ordination to a sacred office, especially to the episcopate.

Origin of consecration

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English consecracio(u)n, from Anglo-French, from Latin consecrātiōn-, stem of consecrātiō; equivalent to consecrate + -ion

Other 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

Words Nearby consecration

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How to use consecration in a sentence

  • In regard to her children, Mrs. Worthington had passed through a deep consecration.

  • Anselm, on his part, agreed that no prelate should be refused consecration who was nominated by the King.

  • But it was an institution too enlightened for its age; and family and civic ties were destined for a far nobler consecration.

    The Saint's Tragedy | Charles Kingsley
  • The two candidates for royalty knelt upon cushions and received from His Holiness the oils and imperial consecration.

    The War Upon Religion | Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
  • Now this perfection is described through out the Epistle as a priestly consecration.

British Dictionary definitions for Consecration

Consecration

/ (ˌkɒnsɪˈkreɪʃən) /


noun
  1. 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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