consecration
pronunciation
How to pronounce consecration in British English:
UK [ˌkɒnsɪ'kreɪʃn]
How to pronounce consecration in American English:
US [ˌkɑnsɪˈkreʃən]
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- Noun:
- a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal)
- (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God
Word Origin
- consecration (n.)
- late 14c., from Latin consecrationem (nominative consecratio), noun of action from consecrat-, past participle stem of consecrare (see consecrate).
Example
- 1. Consecration is resolution that is not afraid of sacrifice .
- 2. The cardinal attended the consecration of the church .
- 3. And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of aaron 's consecration , and wave it for a wave offering before the lord : and it shall be thy part .
- 4. Consecration being the testimony of jesus .
- 5. Consecration will now properly hit large creatures .