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sacring

/ ˈseɪkrɪŋ /

noun

  1. archaic.
    the act or ritual of consecration, esp of the Eucharist or of a bishop
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sacring1

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

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.

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

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