as in purification
the act of making something holy through religious ritual the consecration of the Host during Communion
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Recent Examples of consecration The setting is the church’s 250th re-consecration. —
Roy Scranton august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025 Cannes could now signal Spain’s French consecration. —John Hopewell, Variety, 14 May 2025 By eliminating the physical emblem of papal power, the Church underscores that the authority of the previous pope cannot be transferred, thus paving the way for the election and consecration of a new leader. —Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025 But this consecration can be frightening too, as Western stars have almost immediately embraced Nigerian sounds. —Billboard France, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for consecration
Roy Scranton august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025 Cannes could now signal Spain’s French consecration. —John Hopewell, Variety, 14 May 2025 By eliminating the physical emblem of papal power, the Church underscores that the authority of the previous pope cannot be transferred, thus paving the way for the election and consecration of a new leader. —Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025 But this consecration can be frightening too, as Western stars have almost immediately embraced Nigerian sounds. —Billboard France, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for consecration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consecration
Noun
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At the very least, clean it once a week to prevent mineral buildup and bacterial and mold growth, says Tim David, CEO at Airlucent, a company specializing in air purification.— Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
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This is an album of spine-tingling purification.— David Harris, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2026
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The Vatican’s 2023 declaration allowing an informal blessing, promulgated with virtually no consultation outside the Vatican, sharply divided the church, with African bishops delivering a continent-wide dissent and refusing to implement it.— Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
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This might be one time when Netflix’s credit-crushing auto-play jump to other content is a blessing.— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
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The sanctification of Lee and other Confederate leaders, in turn, pushed the complexities of the surrender and of the Civil War era into the shadows, allowing the myth of Appomattox to flourish for more than a century.— Made by History, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
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The underlying problem with the West, Mishra argues, is its sanctification of the Holocaust.— Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Consecration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/consecration. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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