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consecrations

consecrations is the plural of consecration.

Meaning of consecration

Noun

consecration (countable and uncountable, plural consecrations)

  1. 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

Questions about consecrations

What is consecrations the plural of?
Consecrations is the plural of consecration.

Words near consecrations in the dictionary

  1. consecrates
  2. consecratest
  3. consecrateth
  4. consecrating
  5. consecration
  6. consecrations
  7. consecrative
  8. consecrator
  9. consecrators
  10. consecratory
  11. consectaneous

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