Definitions for: Consecration


[n] sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; "the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church"
[n] a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); "his consecration to study"



Webster (1913) Definition: Con`se*cra"tion, n. [L. consecratio: cf. F.
cons['e]cration.]
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 solemny
declares it so. --South.

See Also: allegiance, commitment, dedication, loyalty, sanctification

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