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consecration

[kon-si-krey-shuhn] / ˌkɒn sɪˈkreɪ ʃən /


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On Thursday, the Vatican’s doctrinal office said the measures were a response to the group’s consecration of four bishops earlier this week without the consent of Pope Leo XIV.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

For centuries, marriage was not the consecration of love, but rather an economic transaction between families who paired up their children in order to consolidate power and land ownership.

From Salon Jun. 3, 2026

Allen, from what I can tell, was not advocating for social revolution, or a total inversion of the market economy, or the consecration of a Marxist state.

From Slate May 1, 2026

Devotees descended on the temple despite calls to wait until the high-security consecration had ended.

From New York Times Jan. 22, 2024

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




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