self-consecration

[ self-kon-si-krey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of setting oneself to a task or vocation without ordination by others or by a religious body.

Example Sentences

Faithlessness towards herself had been passed over unrecognized, faithlessness towards his self-consecration was quite otherwise.

From Project Gutenberg

But because of this its completeness and generality it signified the entire self-consecration of the offerer to God.

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Our self-consecration is not to be occasional, but continual and habitual.

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Then there should come that self-consecration by which response is made to the claim of God.

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So from week to week and from month to month the self-consecration grew more complete—the self-forgetfulness more perfect.

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