consecration

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

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

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

Unlike earlier consecration oils, no ambergris — a product of whale intestine — was used, making the oil “vegan-friendly” according to media reports.

From Washington Times • Apr. 30, 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