consecrate

She was buried on an island in the Spencers' Althorp estate, rather than a graveyard - and the book describes how a bishop was brought to consecrate the ground to make it possible.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Leo recently warned the group against moving forward with its plans to consecrate the bishops in open defiance of his authority.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Does Ocean fortify and consecrate his work by refusing to put more of it into the world?

From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2023

Cascading from the table’s edge is a manumission document releasing a family named Moore from chattel slavery as burning incense and a nearby plate of water quietly consecrate the sober scene.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2022

But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate... we cannot consecrate ... we cannot hallow this ground.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

An America that euphemizes this grievance as a matter of “race relations,” and in the process consecrates race as a natural category, is an America that still isn’t confronting its reality.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2016

In her exaltation of women, she purifies and consecrates their desires.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 30, 2015

Male domination in the leadership of the Church of England is coming to an end, as the 500-year-old institution consecrates its first female bishop.

From Time ● Jan. 26, 2015

In its most traditional form, the priest consecrates the bread and wine in a whisper with his back to the congregation: anathema to those who think openness is the spirit of the age.

From Economist ● Dec. 13, 2012

In the exercise of their power and right of self-government, they have committed to one of their fellow citizens a supreme and sacred trust, and he here consecrates himself to their service.

From A Letter to Grover Cleveland On His False Inaugural Address, The Usurpations and Crimes of Lawmakers and Judges, and the Consequent Poverty, Ignorance, and Servitude Of The People by Lysander Spooner

Bishop Krzysztof Wętkowski, who consecrated the statue, said "many contemporary people look only to the earth"

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Their presence may allude to the hymn “Panis Angelicus,” or “bread of angels,” written by St. Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century as a poetic reference to the presence of Christ in the consecrated host.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

She said the square has been consecrated by dignitaries of all religious denominations in Ganvie, making it a respected place, both spiritual and symbolic.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Presiding over the service was Cardinal Robert Prevost, who is now Pope Leo XIV and whose devotion to Guadalupe is such that he was consecrated as a bishop 11 years ago this Dec. 12.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025

These were foundations more in line with the literal meaning of the word museum—that is, places consecrated to the worship of the Muses.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

The Vatican declared a formal schism with the Society of St. Pius X, excommunicating its bishops and priests for consecrating four bishops without papal consent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

The society sees consecrating new bishops as a necessity, arguing it has only two bishops left.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

As the song came into bloom, an Eddie Vedder-shaped shadow led what felt like a secular hymnal consecrating the proceedings.

From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024

In circles that emphasize biblical patriarchy, often rooted in the Calvinist or Reformed wing of Christianity, some have suggested that civil government should have no role in consecrating marriage.

From Salon ● May 26, 2024

After dinner we all went to the front room where the priest took a small book from his jacket to recite some prayers, consecrating our house and our family.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez