CONSECRATION Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

consecration

noun

ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkrā-shən

Definition of consecration

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 Which is not to say that the Lido selection lacks luster or awards consecration potential. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 July 2026 Cruz, who traveled to Switzerland to witness the consecrations, said the first Sunday after returning to the Mount Holly church looked much like any other. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026 The Vatican’s doctrine office went above and beyond the minimum sanctions foreseen by the church’s canon law to respond to the consecrations Wednesday of four new bishops at the society’s Econe, Switzerland, seminary. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 The latest consecrations could prompt Pope Leo to end the Vatican's decades of dialogue with the breakaway society. — Noah Labelle, NPR, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for consecration

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Noun

The most potent day of the month for inner alchemy and purification will be on October 23, when the Sun enters Scorpio and conjoins Venus, an event otherwise known as a Venus cazimi.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026
Katadyn Befree Water Filter Bottle This may sound like an obvious tip, but Jackson advises even day hikers to pack a water purification system.

— Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of purification

Noun

But maybe, Atlanta native and Midtown resident John Henry Hinkel suggested, Hollywood’s departure is more a blessing than a curse.

— Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Also back is Wilder, albeit only his voice, which has been, somewhat controversially, recreated in AI with the blessing of his wife, Wilder himself having died in 2016.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of blessing

Noun

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
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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