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
Also celebrated is the resulting rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem — Hanukkah means dedication or consecration in Hebrew.
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Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 10 Dec. 2025
The setting is the church’s 250th re-consecration.
—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
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Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 10 Dec. 2025
The setting is the church’s 250th re-consecration.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consecration
Noun
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Still and sparkling water comes from an in-house purification plant.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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By contrast, the silicon purification is a walk in the park.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The fact that the centennials of jazz legends Miles Davis and John Coltrane fall on the same year creates both a blessing and a headache for jazz programmers planning a tribute concert to the two American icons.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Perhaps, then, the back spasms that befell him on May 23 were a blessing.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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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 4 Jun. 2026.
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