Consecration

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Consecration \Con`se*cra"tion\, n. [L. consecratio: cf. F.
     cons['e]cration.]
     The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being
     consecrated; dedication.
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           Until the days of your consecration be at an end.
                                                    --Lev. viii.
                                                    33.
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           Consecration makes not a place sacred, but only
           solemnly declares it so.                 --South.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  consecration
       n 1: a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some
            cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); "his
            consecration to study"
       2: (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart
          (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; "the
          Cardinal attended the consecration of the church"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "Consecration":
     Agnus Dei, Alleluia, Anamnesis, Blessing, Canon, Collect,
     Communion, Credo, Dismissal, Epistle, Fraction, Gloria, Gospel,
     Gradual, Introit, Kyrie, Kyrie Eleison, Last Gospel, Lavabo,
     Offertory, Paternoster, Pax, Post-Communion, Preface, Sanctus,
     Secreta, Tersanctus, Tract
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  78 Moby Thesaurus words for "consecration":
     accession, altruism, anointing, anointment, apostolic orders,
     appointment, arrogation, assignment, assumption, authorization,
     beatification, beatitude, blessedness, blessing, calling,
     canonization, commitment, conferment, coronation, dedication,
     delegation, deputation, devotion, disinterest, disinterestedness,
     election, empowerment, enshrinement, exaltation, glorification,
     grace, hallowing, holy orders, humility, induction, installation,
     institution, investiture, justification, justification by works,
     legitimate succession, major orders, minor orders, modesty,
     nomination, ordainment, orders, ordination, preferment,
     presentation, purification, reading in, sacrifice, sainthood,
     sainting, sanctification, seizure, self-abasement, self-abnegation,
     self-denial, self-devotion, self-effacement, self-forgetfulness,
     self-immolation, self-neglect, self-neglectfulness,
     self-renouncement, self-sacrifice, self-subjection, selflessness,
     setting apart, state of grace, succession, taking over,
     unacquisitiveness, unpossessiveness, unselfishness, usurpation
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Consecration
     the devoting or setting apart of anything to the worship or
     service of God. The race of Abraham and the tribe of Levi were
     thus consecrated (Ex. 13:2, 12, 15; Num. 3:12). The Hebrews
     devoted their fields and cattle, and sometimes the spoils of
     war, to the Lord (Lev. 27:28, 29). According to the Mosaic law
     the first-born both of man and beast were consecrated to God.
     
       In the New Testament, Christians are regarded as consecrated
     to the Lord (1 Pet. 2:9).