"consecration" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkɒnsɪˈkɹeɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-consecration.wav Forms: consecrations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cōnsecrātiō, cōnsecrātiōnem. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|cōnsecrātiō|cōnsecrātiō, cōnsecrātiōnem}} Latin cōnsecrātiō, cōnsecrātiōnem Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} consecration (countable and uncountable, plural consecrations)
  1. The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: consecrate, sacrament, unction Translations (action of consecrating): ἁγιασμός (hagiasmós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ձեռնադրում (jeṙnadrum) (Armenian), ձեռնադրություն (jeṙnadrutʻyun) (english: ordaining of a clergyman) (Armenian), օծում (ōcum) (Armenian), նվիրագործություն (nviragorcutʻyun) (Armenian), օրհնություն (ōrhnutʻyun) (Armenian), սրբագործում (srbagorcum) (note: action of making holy) (Armenian), consagració [feminine] (Catalan), svěcení [neuter] (Czech), wijding [feminine] (Dutch), consecratie [feminine] (Dutch), konsekro (Esperanto), vihkiminen (english: act) (Finnish), vihkiäiset (english: ceremony) (Finnish), consécration [feminine] (French), Weihe [feminine] (German), καθαγίαση (kathagíasi) [feminine] (Greek), χειροτονία (cheirotonía) [feminine] (Greek), konsekrasi (Indonesian), penahbisan (Indonesian), consacrazione [feminine] (Italian), осветување (osvetuvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), consecracion [feminine] (Occitan), abhiseka (Pali), konsekracja [feminine] (Polish), consagração [feminine] (Portuguese), посвяще́ние (posvjaščénije) [neuter] (Russian), coisrigeadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), naomhachadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), consagración [feminine] (Spanish)

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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "action of consecrating",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "konsekracja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "action of consecrating",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "consagração"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "posvjaščénije",
      "sense": "action of consecrating",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "посвяще́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "action of consecrating",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coisrigeadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "action of consecrating",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "naomhachadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "action of consecrating",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "consagración"
    }
  ],
  "word": "consecration"
}

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