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
Cannes could now signal Spain’s French consecration.
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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
Archbishop Laurent Ulrich presided over the morning Mass, including the consecration of a new bronze altar.
—Thomas Adamson and Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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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
Archbishop Laurent Ulrich presided over the morning Mass, including the consecration of a new bronze altar.
—Thomas Adamson and Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consecration
Noun
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Purification High-quality krill oil supplements will undergo a purification process to remove heavy metals and toxins that may have entered the krill from the ocean waters.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Unity-2 will run through the entire D-T fuel process, including discharge, purification, and resupply, to establish that tritium recycling is a sufficient method to produce fusion energy.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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He was hand picked by Jeopardy producers to succeed Trebek before his passing, and even got the blessing of the longtime host's widow, Jean Trebek.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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In the end, Carol describes Neena as a blessing in her life.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 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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The underlying problem with the West, Mishra argues, is its sanctification of the Holocaust.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Consecration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecration. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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