Consecration meaning

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The act, process, or ceremony of consecrating.
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The state of being consecrated.
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A consecrating or being consecrated.
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A ceremony for this.
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The act or an instance of consecrating the bread and wine in the Mass or in a Communion service.
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The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.
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Origin of consecration

  • From Latin cōnsecrātiō
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Consecration Sentence Examples

  • Prayer for acceptance and consecration of offering.

  • For the consecration of a bishop at least three bishops are required.

  • The worship of the tulsi plant, or holy basil (Ocymum sanctum, Don), by the Hindus is popularly explained by its consecration to Vishnu and Krishna.

  • In any Latin pontifical or Greek euchologion we find numerous prayers for the consecration, not only of men, but of things.

  • This symbolism is expressed in the words used, at least since the 10th century, by the consecrator in delivering the pastoral staff at the consecration of a bishop and the benediction of an abbot.

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