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Webster 1913 Edition
Consecration
Conˊse-cra′tion
,Noun.
[L.
consecratio
: cf. F. consécration
.] The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.
Until the days of your
consecration
be at an end. Lev. viii. 33.
Consecration
makes not a place sacred, but only solemnly declares it so. South.
Webster 1828 Edition
Consecration
CONSECRATION
,Noun.
1.
The act or ceremony of separating form a common to a sacred use, or of devoting and dedicating a person or thing to the service and worship of God, by certain rites or solemnities. Consecration does not make a person or thing really holy, but declares it to be sacred, that is, devoted to God or to divine service; as the consecration of the priests among the Israelites; the consecration of the vessels used in the temple; the consecration of a bishop.2.
Canonization; the act of translating into heaven, and enrolling or numbering among the saints or gods; the ceremony of the apotheosis of an emperor.3.
The benediction of the elements in the eucharist; the act of setting apart and blessing the elements in the communion.Definition 2024
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See also: consecration
French
Noun
consécration f (plural consécrations)
- consecration
- La consécration du succès du disque en France avec ce passage à l'émission de télévision - 5,8 millions de téléspectateurs et 28,1 % de parts d'audience - aurait pu ne pas avoir lieu. (Le Monde)