sacring

/ (ˈseɪkrɪŋ) /

noun

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

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Word Origin for sacring

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

Words nearby sacring

sacrifice paddock, sacrificial, sacrificial anode, sacrilege, sacrilegious, sacring, sacring bell, sacristan, sacristy, sacro-, sacroanterior position

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Example sentences from the Web for sacring

And then the bishop made semblaunt as though he would have gone to the sacring of the mass.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II)|Thomas Malory
Sauncing being probably a mistake for sacring or saints bell, originally, perhaps, written saintis bell.
Folk-lore of Shakespeare|Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer
Another custom of earlier times was that of ringing the sacring bell.
Legends & Romances of Brittany|Lewis Spence
Besides the peal of eight the sacring bell which once hung near the high altar is now hung in the tower.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Albans|Thomas Perkins

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.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II)|Thomas Malory