reconsecration
- noun
- /ˌriːˌkɒnsɪˈkreɪʃən/
- Formal
:
reconsagración
- During the reconsecration ceremony, the priest sprinkled holy water to bless the newly rebuilt altar.
Examples
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That speech, the law establishing Lithuanian as the republic's official language, and the reconsecration of Vilnius' cathedral on February 10 helped to transform the psyche of the republic.
Academic text (1990) -
Following the reconsecration of St. Volodymyr's in the summer of 2001 - an event attended by Kuchma and Russian President Vladimir Putin - a dearth of funding has hindered the church's completion.
Academic text (2002) -
All the guests at the reconsecration will get a copy.
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Can we just agree to keep politics out of the reconsecration service?
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It is dedicated to the reconsecration of the temple of justice.
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Well, we can't have a reconsecration without an organ.
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These texts also provide painstaking descriptions of the complex procedures required for the cleansing and reconsecration of sites that have undergone such trauma.
Academic text (2007) -
The church held a special ceremony for the reconsecration of the old chapel after its renovations were completed.
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After years of neglect, the reconsecration of the sacred site brought a sense of renewal to the community.
Synonyms
3
6.7
A ceremony that officially opens a building, park, or church again
How Sacred
- Formal
4
9.7
- Formal
- Formal
5
8.7
- Formal
24
4.6
79
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
reconsecration = reconsecrate (transparent) = re + consecrate + ion
This is a standard noun formation from the verb 'reconsecrate', meaning the act or process of doing it.
Etymology
Reconsecration starts with re- meaning 'again' and the part consecrate, which is linked to the same root as sacred meaning 'holy'. So reconsecration is the act of making a place or object 'holy' again, usually by a religious ceremony.