consecrate
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“It is defined by our congregants and by the strength of our shared purpose. Our crisis, our grief, our loss also contains within it the seeds of a rebirth that we consecrate this evening.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026
Capote perfectly captures the sacramental quality of the holiday—how, through the exhaustive labor of polishing and scrubbing, we consecrate the routine rooms of daily existence into a sanctuary for celebration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Does Ocean fortify and consecrate his work by refusing to put more of it into the world?
From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2023
Early converts to what was originally called the Church of Christ, organized in 1830, were encouraged to consecrate all their goods to their new religious community so it could redistribute resources to those in need.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2023
But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate... we cannot consecrate ... we cannot hallow this ground.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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