| 单词 | consecration |
| 释义 | consecration[ kon-si-krey-shuhn ] / ˌkɒn sɪˈkreɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR consecration ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe act of consecrating; dedication to the service and worship of a deity. the act of giving the sacramental character to the Eucharistic elements of bread and wine, especially in the Roman Catholic Church. ordination to a sacred office, especially to the episcopate. Origin of consecration1350–1400; Middle English consecracio(u)n (<Anglo-French ) <Latin consecrātiōn- (stem of consecrātiō). See consecrate, -ion OTHER WORDS FROM consecrationWords nearby consecrationconscriptee, conscript fathers, conscription, conscriptionist, consecrate, consecration, consecution, consecutive, consecutive anophthalmia, consecutively, consensual Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for consecrationConsecration / (ˌkɒnsɪˈkreɪʃən) / nounRC Church the part of the Mass after the sermon during which the bread and wine are believed to change into the Body and Blood of Christ Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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