sacring

/ (ˈseɪkrɪŋ) /

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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-, sacroiliac

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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.
Curious Church Customs|Various
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
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
The sanctus bell differed from the sacring bell, which was a hand-bell rung inside the church at the elevation of the Host.
English Villages|P. H. Ditchfield

The pocket had in it certain counters, and was hung round with hawks bells, and over them hung a little sacring bell.
The Chronicles of Newgate, vol. 1/2|Arthur Griffiths