consecration

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God

   The Cardinal attended the consecration of the church.

2. 2
   noun

   a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose, especially to a service or a goal

   Their consecration to study was noteworthy.

Borrowed from Latin cōnsecrātiō, cōnsecrātiōnem.

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