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sacring

British

/ ˈseɪkrɪŋ /

noun

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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sacring

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Is it true that he was the tallest man at King Harry’s sacring? more shame that he were there!’

From The Caged Lion by Charlotte Mary Yonge

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

An lack a land thy sacring rite, The perfect rule we ne'er shall see Reach Earth's far bourne; yet such we sight, Thou willing:—with such Deity 75Whoe'er shall dare compare?

From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Sir Richard Francis Burton

There was a wedding for you, there was a sacring!

From The Forest Lovers by Maurice Henry Hewlett

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