sacring
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of sacring
C13: from obsolete sacren to consecrate, from Latin sacrāre; see sacred
Example Sentences
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The sacred host and chalice were raised high at the sound of the sacring bell.
From Time Magazine Archive
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 Arthur Machen
His sacring at Winchester he held for proof and token that he was a king who would beget puissant princes, by whom great deeds should be done.
From Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut by Eugene Mason
Apparatus of the sacring bell; at the church of St Bridget, Berhet, 380 Satan.
From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Lewis Spence
And at the sacring of the Mass, I saw The holy elements alone: but he 'Saw ye no more?
From Laicus; Or, the Experiences of a Layman in a Country Parish. by Lyman Abbott
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