consecration

UK/ˌkɒnsɪˈkɹeɪʃən/US/ˌkɒnsɪˈkɹeɪʃən/

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Other forms: consecrations

A consecration is the setting apart of something as sacred. Attend the consecration.

It applies to buildings, objects and people, and it cannot simply be undone. A consecration of ground is why a churchyard has a legal status an ordinary field does not.

Definitions of consecration

1nounconsecrationThe setting apart of something as sacred.C2
“The consecration of the new church took a full morning.”

consecration is a ceremony.

Where it comes from

Latin
cōnsecrātiō
English, today
consecration

Borrowed from Latin cōnsecrātiō.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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consecration in the wild

The word consecration literally means "association with the sacred".
Consecration in Christianity
The law of consecration is a commandment in the Latter Day Saint movement in which adherents promise to dedicate their lives and material substance to the church.
Law of consecration
The bellcote often holds the Sanctus bell that is rung at the consecration of the Eucharist.
Bell-cot
Pope Pius XII consecration of the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary took place on October 31, 1942.
Pope Pius XII 1942 consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Pope Pius XII performed a Marian consecration, entrusting the world to the Virgin Mary, as Queen of Peace, through her Immaculate Heart.
Pope Pius XII 1942 consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

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