consecration
Example Sentences
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Devotees descended on the temple despite calls to wait until the high-security consecration had ended.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024
Modi has asked people to publicly celebrate the consecration by lighting lamps at homes and temples.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2024
Amid the construction, hundreds and hundreds of proud worshippers stream in to get a glimpse of the idols, with rituals for their consecration in the new temple already under way.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2024
Unlike earlier consecration oils, no ambergris — a product of whale intestine — was used, making the oil “vegan-friendly” according to media reports.
From Washington Times • Apr. 30, 2023
I imagined the plain wooden crucifix above the altar swinging back and forth as Father Amadi raised the host at consecration.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing consecration
The Scarlet Letter
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