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In the second version, relayed by the rabbis of the Talmud hundreds of years later, a single vial of purified oil, used to reconsecrate the Temple menorah, miraculously lasts for eight nights.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2023

Professor Toynbee cited two major Christian efforts to reconsecrate work�the Benedictine Rule and the Puritan way of life.

From Time Magazine Archive

It also afforded a superb opportunity for the old leaders in the South, who were not entirely relieved from the taint of secession, to come out and reconsecrate themselves to the country and her flag.

From The Colored Regulars in the United States Army by Steward, T. G. (Theophilus Gould)

So I began to reconsecrate myself to the Lord, and presently I realized that I was fully consecrated to God.

From Riches of Grace A Compilation of Experiences in the Christian Life by Byrum, E. E.

Her consciousness of wrong warmed her heart toward her absent husband, and filled it with longing to reconsecrate herself to him.

From Mr. Claghorn's Daughter by Trent, Hilary