consecration

Example Sentences

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Modi has asked people to publicly celebrate the consecration by lighting lamps at homes and temples.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Amid the construction, hundreds and hundreds of proud worshippers stream in to get a glimpse of the idols, with rituals for their consecration in the new temple already under way.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2024

Unlike earlier consecration oils, no ambergris — a product of whale intestine — was used, making the oil “vegan-friendly” according to media reports.

From Washington Times • Apr. 30, 2023

They further held that any sacramental acts performed by these leaders after they had renounced the faith were invalid, including baptisms, weddings, and even the consecration of clergy.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

I imagined the plain wooden crucifix above the altar swinging back and forth as Father Amadi raised the host at consecration.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie