sacring

/ (ˈseɪkrɪŋ) /


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

Origin of sacring

1
C13: from obsolete sacren to consecrate, from Latin sacrāre; see sacred

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How to use sacring in a sentence

  • A small sacring bell was discovered in Bottesford Church (Lincolnshire) during its restoration in 1870.

  • So they came on a day, and found this dead man at the sacring of his mass, and they abode him till he had said mass.

  • And then the bishop made semblaunt as though he would have gone to the sacring of the mass.

  • The sanctus bell differed from the sacring bell, which was a hand-bell rung inside the church at the elevation of the Host.

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  • The pocket had in it certain counters, and was hung round with hawks bells, and over them hung a little sacring bell.