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consecration

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


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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

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

Modi will be in attendance, alongside several Hindu priests, for the consecration ceremony in which a statue of Ram is to be placed in the temple’s inner sanctum.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024

He supports the consecration of women as bishops and included them in the coronation ceremony.

From New York Times • May 11, 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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