consecration
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- noun
- /ˌkɒnsɪˈkreɪʃən/
- Formal
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dedicación
- Dr. Brown opens his heart today with deep passion and conviction, urging each of us to stand up for what is right and true regardless of cost and consequence, explaining the power of consecration to principle.
Examples
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I am starting this blog on December 8, 2011, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, and the day that I have done a total consecration of my life to Mary, the Mother of God.
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His consecration to teaching others has inspired many students.
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It's a time to go deeper in our prayer, our relationship with Christ, and the daily living of our consecration.
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Then hold high the tablet of unity before his eyes... ...so that he may ever remember the purpose of his consecration.
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Also, I think the Lord uses atmospheres to move people to consecration.
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Temporary vows would help prepare me for a life of total consecration.
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While the high of the conference may fade, the reality of that consecration doesn't, and the Lord will take us up on it.
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In repentance, there is confession of sin, there is contrition for sin, and there is consecration to a new way of life.
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She felt a deep sense of consecration when she committed her life to volunteer work.
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The consecration of their time and efforts to charity highlighted their dedication to helping those in need.
Synonyms
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4.6
A ceremony to officially open a new building or place
Antonyms
How Committed
Surface Forms
Morphology
consecration = consecrate (transparent) = consecrate + ion
Standard noun formation from the verb 'consecrate' using the productive suffix '-ion'; the meaning is the act or result of consecrating (here generalized to dedicating life or efforts).
Etymology
Consecration comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and sacrare 'to make sacred', from sacer 'sacred', the same root as sacred and sacrifice. So when we speak of someone's consecration to a goal, it means they have given their life or time as if it were 'sacred' to that purpose, showing deep and formal dedication.