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the act or process of officially making something holy and able to be used for religious ceremonies: A large congregation gathered for the consecration of the church. the consecration of bread and wine by the priest or minister. the act of giving someone the title of bishop in the Christian Church in a religious ceremony:
1. : the act or ceremony of consecrating. 2. : the state of being consecrated. 3. capitalized : the part of a Communion rite in which the bread and wine are consecrated. Synonyms. blessing. hallowing. sanctification. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of consecration in a Sentence. the consecration of the Host during Communion.
Consecration, an act by which a person or a thing is separated from secular or profane use and dedicated permanently to the sacred by prayers, rites, and ceremonies. While virtually all cultures and religions have some form of purification rite, consecration is especially associated with
Consecration is the transfer of a person or a thing to the sacred sphere for a special purpose or service. The word consecration literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different groups.
noun. the act of consecrating; dedication to the service and worship of a deity. the act of giving the sacramental character to the Eucharistic elements of bread and wine, especially in the Roman Catholic Church. ordination to a sacred office, especially to the episcopate. Consecration. / ˌkɒnsɪˈkreɪʃən / noun.
noun. 1. the act of consecrating; dedication to the service and worship of a deity. 2. the act of giving the sacramental character to the Eucharistic elements of bread and wine, esp. in the Roman Catholic Church. 3. ordination to a sacred office, esp. to the episcopate. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
consecration (to something) the act of giving something/somebody/yourself to a special purpose, especially a religious one As a sign of their consecration to religious life, they are to clothe themselves plainly and to live in simplicity.
The earliest known use of the noun consecration is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for consecration is from 1382, in Bible (Wycliffite, early version). consecration is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin consecrātiōn-em. See etymology.
1. : to induct (a person) into a permanent office with a religious rite. especially : to ordain to the office of bishop. 2. a. : to make or declare sacred. especially : to devote irrevocably to the worship of God by a solemn ceremony. consecrate a church. b. : to effect the liturgical transubstantiation of (eucharistic bread and wine) c.
Most often used in a religious context, consecration is the act of dedicating something to God, sanctifying it and making it holy. For example, someone entering the priesthood goes through a consecration rite that establishes his holy commitment.
