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consecration en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌkɒnsɪˈkɹeɪʃən/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós Proto-Italic *sakros Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *sakrāō Latin sacrō Latin cōnsecrō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnsecrātiō, cōnsecrātiōnembor. English consecration Borrowed from Latin cōnsecrātiō, cōnsecrātiōnem.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.
   • Inthronization, in ancient times, immediately succeeded the rite of consecration; the new bishop being honourably placed in his episcopal chair by the prelates assembled for his consecration. 1845, William Palmer, Origines Liturgicae, or, Antiquities of the English Ritual: And a Dissertation on Primitive Liturgies, 4th edition, volume 2, London: Francis & John Rivington, →OCLC, page 310:

Forms

Deriveds

nonconsecration · reconsecration · deconsecration · unconsecration

Relateds

consecrate · sacrament · unction

Translations (33)

hy սրբագործում (action of consecrating) · nl wijding (action of consecrating) · it consacrazione (action of consecrating) · gd coisrigeadh (action of consecrating) · pl konsekracja (action of consecrating) · ang ġehālgung (action of consecrating) · mk осветување (action of consecrating) · nl consecratie (action of consecrating) · ca consagració (action of consecrating) · hy օրհնություն (action of consecrating) · gv casherickey (action of consecrating) · id konsekrasi (action of consecrating) · de Weihe (action of consecrating) · hy նվիրագործություն (action of consecrating) · cs svěcení (action of consecrating) · hy ձեռնադրում (action of consecrating) · eo konsekro (action of consecrating) · fi vihkiäiset (action of consecrating) · ru посвяще́ние (action of consecrating) · fi vihkiminen (action of consecrating) · el χειροτονία (action of consecrating) · grc ἁγιασμός (action of consecrating) · pi abhiseka (action of consecrating) · es consagración (action of consecrating) · fr consécration (action of consecrating) · oc consecracion (action of consecrating) · el καθαγίαση (action of consecrating) · id penahbisan (action of consecrating) · gd naomhachadh (action of consecrating) · hy ձեռնադրություն (action of consecrating) · ga coisreacan (action of consecrating) · pt consagração (action of consecrating) · hy օծում (action of consecrating)