RECONSECRATING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

reconsecrating

verb

present participle of reconsecrate

as in sanctifying

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To say that the Union was sacred and the touchstone of democracy was to strengthen slavery by sanctifying the state that protected it.

— Dominic Erdozain, Time, 3 July 2026
But far from celebrating or sanctifying the throwing off of English rule, the story’s shocking ending portrays the patriots as a fiendish mob, and casts doubt on the bedrock American faith in prosperity.

— John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

Definition of sanctifying

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But yesterday, the group defied Pope Leo XIV by consecrating four bishops without his approval.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 July 2026
Under the church’s in-house canon law, consecrating a bishop without papal consent incurs an automatic excommunication for both the people administering the consecration and the bishops receiving it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Definition of consecrating

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Big up to the D’Angelo family as well for blessing me with the opportunity to be able to have his first step out since his transition.

— Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026
Our Father-Mother God, divine Love, is infinite, filling all space – blessing all Her children.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of blessing

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Major law enforcement bodies like the Cook County state’s attorney’s office are dedicating more people and money to cases that get reported.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Those remarks were intended as a brief and formal follow-up to Everett’s two-hour oration dedicating the opening of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery at Gettysburg.

— Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of dedicating

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Turner was hardly alone among artists in devoting the same intensity of care to the enrichment of a painting that others give to the rearing of a child.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026
Amanpour did not offer a reason for her departure, devoting most of her memo to thanking the production crews who worked with her over the years.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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