sacring

British  

/ ˈseɪkrɪŋ /

noun

1. archaic the act or ritual of consecration, esp of the Eucharist or of a bishop

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Etymology

Origin of sacring

C13: from obsolete sacren to consecrate, from Latin sacrāre; see _sacred

Example Sentences

The sacred host and chalice were raised high at the sound of the sacring bell.

From Time Magazine Archive

An lack a land thy sacring rite, The perfect rule we ne'er shall see Reach Earth's far bourne; yet such we sight, Thou willing:—with such Deity 75Whoe'er shall dare compare?

From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Then he told him of how he heard mass at saint Edward's altar, and how at the elevation of the sacring our Lord had told him what tidings he was to take.

From The History of Richard Raynal, Solitary by Benson, Robert Hugh

And at the sacring of the Mass, I saw     The holy elements alone: but he     'Saw ye no more?

From Laicus; Or, the Experiences of a Layman in a Country Parish. by Abbott, Lyman

They had remained faithful to the Latin Church through all the troubles—up to the year of Napoleon Buonaparte's sacring as Emperor by the Pope in Notre-Dame.

From Far Off Things by Machen, Arthur