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sacring

/ˈseɪkɹɪŋ/

sacring noun: consecration of the Eucharist. Also the present participle and gerund of sacre.

Noun

sacring (countable and uncountable, plural sacrings)

  1. (archaic) Consecration of the Eucharist.
  2. (archaic) Consecration of a person for holy office, usually a bishop or sovereign.
    • Judaea greeted its monarch. He was to ascend to the immemorial sacring place of millennia of kings, there to be endued with the robe and crown of rule.1985 September 1, Anthony Burgess, chapter 3, in The Kingdom of the Wicked, London: Allison & Busby, published 2009, →ISBN, page 266

Also used as

sacring is also the present participle and gerund of sacre.

Forms of sacring

pluralsacrings

Origin of sacring

From sacre + -ing.

Words formed from sacring

Phrases with sacring

Questions about sacring

What does sacring mean?
Sacring means consecration of the Eucharist.
What part of speech is sacring?
Sacring is a noun.
How do you pronounce sacring?
Sacring is pronounced /ˈseɪkɹɪŋ/.
What is the plural of sacring?
The plural of sacring is sacrings.

Words near sacring in the dictionary

  1. sacrilegiously
  2. sacrilegiousness
  3. sacrilegist
  4. sacrilegists
  5. sacrilicious
  6. sacring
  7. sacring bell
  8. sacring bells
  9. sacring-bell
  10. sacring-bells
  11. sacrings

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