Consecration
[kon-si-krey-shuh n] /ˌkɒn sɪˈkreɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
the act of ; dedication to the service and worship of a deity.
2.
the act of giving the sacramental character to the Eucharistic elements of bread and wine, especially in the Roman Catholic Church.
3.
ordination to a sacred office, especially to the episcopate.
/ˌkɒnsɪˈkreɪʃən/
noun
1.
(RC 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
n.
late 14c., from Latin consecrationem (nominative consecratio), noun of action from consecrat-, past participle stem of consecrare (see consecrate).
the devoting or setting apart of anything to the worship or service of God. The race of Abraham and the tribe of Levi were thus consecrated (Ex. 13:2, 12, 15; Num. 3:12). The Hebrews devoted their fields and cattle, and sometimes the spoils of war, to the Lord (Lev. 27:28, 29). According to the Mosaic law the first-born both of man and beast were consecrated to God. In the New Testament, Christians are regarded as consecrated to the Lord (1 Pet. 2:9).
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