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
Just as they did in the 1980s, volunteers from right-wing Hindu organizations went door to door across hundreds of thousands of villages in the days before the temple’s consecration.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024
Modi has asked people to publicly celebrate the consecration by lighting lamps at homes and temples.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 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
Vocabulary lists containing consecration
The Scarlet Letter
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"Jane Eyre" -- Chapters I-IV
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