consecration

noun

con·se·cra·tion ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkrā-shən

Synonyms of consecration next

: the act or ceremony of consecrating

: the state of being consecrated

capitalized : the part of a Communion rite in which the bread and wine are consecrated

Examples of consecration in a Sentence

the consecration of the Host during Communion

Recent Examples on the Web Catholics believe the Virgin Mary appeared to three children in Fatima in 1917 and, among other things, requested the conversion and consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. —

Ines De La Cuetara, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2023 Metropolitan Joseph, leader of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, washes and dries the holy table with other clergy during a consecration service for St. Xenia Orthodox Church in Payson on Saturday, July 16, 2022. —

Tamarra Kemsley, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 July 2022 Nelson emerges as the quieter force, with Winnie essential to his consecration. —

Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023 Several consecration celebrations, including an opening ceremony and First Badarak (Divine Liturgy) were held Jan. 28-30 at the church led by His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America, and the Very Rev. Fr. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2022 As an act of consecration and setting aside, the anointing of kings was in many ways comparable to the ordination of high priests. —

Town & Country, 7 May 2023 The anointing, an act of consecration and the most sacred part of the ceremony, will involve the Archbishop of Canterbury pouring holy oil from the Ampulla onto the Coronation Spoon. —

Monique Jessen, Peoplemag, 28 Apr. 2023 At a synagogue where masks were once required, Ms. Keith found herself and her family almost alone in wearing them for her daughter’s consecration ceremony. —

Amy Harmon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2022 Unsurprisingly, Formosus was found guilty: His election and acts as pope were declared invalid, his fingers of consecration were cut off, and his corpse was dragged through the streets of Rome and temporarily buried before it was dumped in the Tiber River. —

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