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consecration

consecration

noun

Definition of CONSECRATION

the act of making something holy through religious ritual <the consecration of the Host during Communion>

Synonyms blessing, hallowing, sanctification

Related Words purification; dedication; adoration, glorification, reverence, veneration, worship

Near Antonyms debasement, defilement, desecration, impiety, irreverence, profanation, sacrilege

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