How to Use consecration in a Sentence

consecration

noun

• Mozart wrote this piece for the consecration of a new orphanage church.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Aug. 2022
• The sunny day started with a consecration of the grounds, at each of the four corners of the church.
  — Silvia Foster-Frau, San Antonio Express-News, 5 May 2018
• The website for its consecration has had a countdown clock running for days.
  — ABC News, 1 July 2026
• For most chefs, opening a full-fledged restaurant in New York is a dream come true, a consecration of sorts.
  — Sylvie Bigar, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
• The setting is the church’s 250th re-consecration.
  — Roy Scranton august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
• Crossing the final checkpoint into a battle zone feels like a consecration.
  — Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2022
• The Mass will include the same prayer of consecration the pope will offer at the Vatican.
  — Dallas News, 25 Mar. 2022
• Just stepping into it and then ducking deep feels like some sort of ceremony of consecration, one that is well worth the journey to get here.
  — Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2019
• 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 consecrations had posed a crisis for Leo because the American pope has stressed the need for church unity.
  — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
• This is Herrero’s chance for consecration as one of France’s great TV auteurs.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 Mar. 2022
• The next day, Sunday December 8, will see the first mass and consecration of the new altar.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 29 Nov. 2024
• Each time a new temple is dedicated, the church offers open houses before the consecration.
  — Julie Zauzmer, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2017
• Which is not to say that the Lido selection lacks luster or awards consecration potential.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 July 2026
• Nelson emerges as the quieter force, with Winnie essential to his consecration.
  — Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
• Since then, the town has become a capital of youth basketball with tournaments in honor of the chapel’s consecration.
  — New York Times, 28 Dec. 2021
• Macron is scheduled to speak at the reopening ceremony and is expected to attend the consecration as well.
  — Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
• In the war of memory, the commemoration and consecration of the dead is one battleground.
  — Josephine Livingstone, New Republic, 25 July 2017
• More than 300 people came to the chapel’s consecration service on July 9.
  — Julie Zauzmer, Washington Post, 16 July 2017
• But the Vatican has warned that a similar fate awaits the new bishops if Wednesday's consecrations go ahead.
  — ABC News, 30 June 2026
• The group denies that the consecration is a rejection of Leo’s authority or a challenge to his power.
  — ABC News, 1 July 2026
• The consecration of Elisa and fish-man’s love is almost incidental; their on-screen chemistry is fantastic.
  — Esquire, 23 Feb. 2018
• As a result, the consecration of bishops without papal consent is considered a grave threat to church unity and a cause of schism, since bishops can ordain new priests.
  — Arkansas Online, 4 Feb. 2026
• One change instructed parishioners to kneel after the Agnus Dei during the consecration.
  — oregonlive.com, 11 Aug. 2019
• Eight days after the birth, as was customary, the infant was taken to Herod's Temple in Jerusalem for consecration.
  — Jay Parini, CNN, 20 Dec. 2021
• As the church prepares for a consecration ceremony to cleanse the property of bad vibes, Grace senses something sinister afoot.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2023
• The consecration ceremony followed years of prayer and discernment — and involved a bit of a learning curve for the Archdiocese.
  — Ann Zaniewski, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2017
• The consecration ceremony followed years of prayer and discernment – and involved a bit of a learning curve for the Archdiocese.
  — Ann Zaniewski, charlotteobserver, 5 July 2017
• Francis has invited bishops, priests and ordinary faithful around the world to join him in the consecration prayer Friday afternoon.
  — Nicole Winfield, ajc, 25 Mar. 2022
• Some attendees, though, expressed more trepidation about the consecration of new bishops without papal approval.
  — Noah Labelle, NPR, 2 July 2026