consecration

con·se·cra·tion

a consecrating or being consecrated
a ceremony for this
[oftenC-] the act or an instance of consecrating the bread and wine in the Mass or in a Communion service

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consecration

noun

The act, process, or ceremony of consecrating.
The state of being consecrated.

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Noun

(plural consecrations)

The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.

Origin

From Latin cōnsecrātiō

See also: consécration

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For the consecration of a bishop at least three bishops are required.
Prayer for acceptance and consecration of offering.
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.
A priest, saying mass at the church of Santa Catarina at Bologna, was troubled, after the consecration, with grave doubts as to the truth of the doctrine of transubstantiation.

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