as in purification
the act of making something holy through religious ritual
the consecration of the Host during Communion
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Recent Examples of consecration
The setting is the church’s 250th re-consecration.
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Roy Scranton
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Cannes could now signal Spain’s French consecration.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 May 2025
By eliminating the physical emblem of papal power, the Church underscores that the authority of the previous pope cannot be transferred, thus paving the way for the election and consecration of a new leader.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
But this consecration can be frightening too, as Western stars have almost immediately embraced Nigerian sounds.
—Billboard France, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2025
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Roy Scranton
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Cannes could now signal Spain’s French consecration.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 May 2025
By eliminating the physical emblem of papal power, the Church underscores that the authority of the previous pope cannot be transferred, thus paving the way for the election and consecration of a new leader.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
But this consecration can be frightening too, as Western stars have almost immediately embraced Nigerian sounds.
—Billboard France, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for consecration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consecration
Noun
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To address this problem, the team developed a purification process that completely removed residual inorganic salts from the PILs.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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Look for non-ionizing air purification; ionizing air filters can generate ozone, which worsens indoor air quality.—
Levi Keller,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
Noun
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At the finish of the night, once the final notes have faded and the last bits of confetti have dropped, Eilish, now coming off less like a savior blessing her masses than just another young woman at the end of a tough but rewarding workday, hops into a waiting SUV.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2026
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Working with Emilio Estefan is a blessing that arrived unexpectedly but at the right moment.—
Sarah Moreno
May 7,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
Noun
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After Fuqua does interesting work sowing seeds of folly amid the star’s glorious rise, the movie gives up and turns to total sanctification.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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The sanctification of Lee and other Confederate leaders, in turn, pushed the complexities of the surrender and of the Civil War era into the shadows, allowing the myth of Appomattox to flourish for more than a century.—
Made by History,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Consecration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecration. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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