CONSECRATION Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

consecration

noun

ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkrā-shən

Definition of consecration

as in purification

the act of making something holy through religious ritual the consecration of the Host during Communion

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Recent Examples of consecration Which is not to say that the Lido selection lacks luster or awards consecration potential. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 July 2026 Cruz, who traveled to Switzerland to witness the consecrations, said the first Sunday after returning to the Mount Holly church looked much like any other. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026 The Vatican’s doctrine office went above and beyond the minimum sanctions foreseen by the church’s canon law to respond to the consecrations Wednesday of four new bishops at the society’s Econe, Switzerland, seminary. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 The latest consecrations could prompt Pope Leo to end the Vatican's decades of dialogue with the breakaway society. — Noah Labelle, NPR, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for consecration

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Noun

The DuPage Water Commission and the Northwest Suburban Municipal Joint Action Water Agency are partnering to build a lake water intake, purification station and tunnels stretching across two counties.

— Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Several countries possess natural graphite deposits, but producing battery-grade material requires purification, shaping and coating.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of purification

Noun

The houses — there’s a different one in the works for Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood — are with the blessing of Osbourne’s family.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
That was the song that Beyoncé wanted to cover, Dolly gave her blessing, even shows up on the album to verbally give her blessing.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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After Fuqua does interesting work sowing seeds of folly amid the star’s glorious rise, the movie gives up and turns to total sanctification.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
The sanctification of Lee and other Confederate leaders, in turn, pushed the complexities of the surrender and of the Civil War era into the shadows, allowing the myth of Appomattox to flourish for more than a century.

— Made by History, Time, 9 Apr. 2025

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