Definition of Consecration
Consecration
con·se·cra·tion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
The act of dedicating something to a sacred or religious purpose.
e.g. The bishop performed the consecration of the new church building.
(noun)
specifically, the rite by which the Communion bread and wine are declared to represent the body and blood of Christ (usually used as "Consecration");
e.g. You can only consume the bread and wine after the Consecration is performed.
(noun)
the action of formally inducting someone to a sacred religious office, or the state of being thus inducted;
e.g. He led the rites for the consecration of the new bishop.
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