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

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Example Sentences

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sacring

The sacred host and chalice were raised high at the sound of the sacring bell.

From Time Magazine Archive

And when the sacring xi bell rang, as though a wave went along the ranks, all knelt, and there was a clash and ring of steel, and then silence for a space, very wonderful.

From A Thane of Wessex by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler

We shall hear the sacring bell, and the voices of the Romish priests saying the mass.

From From Twice Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Quoth Sherkan "I saw him heartening the men with divine instances and sacring them with verses of the Koran."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II by John Payne

A village in Brittany; the custom of ringing the sacring bell still observed in the church of St Bridget at, 380 394 Berry.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Lewis Spence

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