consecration
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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
The War Requiem was commissioned to mark the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral in 1962, after the original 14th Century building was destroyed in a World War Two bombing raid.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023
The Cairo airport was where scores of Hajj groups were becoming Muhrim, pilgrims, upon entering the state of Ihram, the assumption of a spiritual and physical state of consecration.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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