consecration
/ˌkɒnsɪˈkɹeɪʃən/
consecration noun: the act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.
Noun
consecration (countable and uncountable, plural consecrations)
- The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.
- 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
consecration meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
consecration in Tamil
- consecration, dedication
- பிரதிஷ்டை piratiṣṭai, அர்ப்பணிப்பு arppaṇippu
consecration in Urdu
- فدا, فدیہ, نذر, تقدیس, توقیف
consecration in Bengali
- consecration; installation; observance; habilitation
- প্রতিষ্ঠা protiśṭha
consecration in Telugu
- consecration, dedication
- ప్రతిష్ఠ pratiṣṭha
More languagesFewer languages
- consecration in Sanskrit
- दीक्षा dīkṣā́, संस्कृति sáṃskṛti
- consecration in Indonesian
- konsekrasi, penahbisan
Forms of consecration
| plural | consecrations |
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Origin of consecration
Borrowed from Latin cōnsecrātiō, cōnsecrātiōnem.
Words formed from consecration
Words that rhyme with consecration
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about consecration
- What does consecration mean?
- Consecration means the act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.
- What is consecration in Tamil?
- Consecration in Tamil is பிரதிஷ்டை (piratiṣṭai), அர்ப்பணிப்பு (arppaṇippu). See Consecration meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is consecration?
- Consecration is a noun.
- How do you pronounce consecration?
- Consecration is pronounced /ˌkɒnsɪˈkɹeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of consecration?
- The plural of consecration is consecrations.
Words near consecration in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: consecration (page history and authors); அர்ப்பணிப்பு (Tamil) (page history and authors); consecration (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); প্রতিষ্ঠা (Bengali) (page history and authors); ప్రతిష్ఠ (Telugu) (page history and authors); दीक्षा (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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