How do you use the word "consecration" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "consecration": The bishop performed the consecration ceremony. Consecration of the church took place.

Consecration Meaning

/ˌkɒnsɪˈkɹeɪʃən/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.

Sentence Examples

The bishop performed the consecration ceremony.

Consecration of the church took place.

The bishop performed the consecration of the new chapel yesterday.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The bishop presided over the ____ of the new cathedral last Sunday.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The town attended the grand ____ of the new cathedral with prayers and hymns.

Word Origin & History

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-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.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"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:

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