CONSECRATION

consecration

(noun) (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; “the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church”

consecration

(noun) a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); “his consecration to study”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

consecration (countable and uncountable, plural consecrations)

The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.

Source: Wiktionary


Con`se*cra"tion, n. Etym: [L. consecratio: cf. F. consécration.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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MEGALITH

(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)


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