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

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

From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 2 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

Only she is bidden that she must rescue Orleans, and lead the Dauphin to his sacring at Rheims. 

From A Monk of Fife by Lang, Andrew

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

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

From English Villages by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)