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emony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication. Until the days of your consecration be at an end. Lev. viii. 33. Consecration makes not a place sacred, but only solemny declares it so. South.

Wrong consecration.

Renewed consecration.

ased person; the commemoration of some sacred event, as the dedication of a church or the consecration of a pope.

To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration. Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his [Aaron's] head and anoint him. Exod. xxix. 7. Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. 1 Kings xix. 15. The Lord's Anointed, Christ or the Messiah; also, a Jewish or other k…

A name given to that part of the Anglican liturgy for the communion, which precedes the consecration of the elements.

The form of instituting an abbot, answering to the consecration of a bishop. Ayliffe.

To nominate to a bishopric, in order to consecration. Ayliffe.

Of or pertaining to the act of consecration; dedicatory. The consecratory prayer. Bp. Burnet.

The act of devoting; consecration.

To invalidate the consecration of; as, to disanoint a king. [Obs.] Milton.

To deprive of consecration or sacredness. [R.]

A festival commemorative of the founding of a city or the consecration of a church; also, the ceremonies (as at Oxford and Cambridge, England) commemorative of founders or benefactors.

To make a bishop of by consecration. Southey.

To annul the consecration of; to secularize; to unhellow. [Obs.] Holland.

e the body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread before consecration.

The sacrifice in the sacrament of the Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of the host.

he Mass which the priest reads before uncovering the chalice to offer up the elements for consecration.

. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.), a portion of the communion service, preceding the prayer of consecration, appointed for certain seasons.

To make reference; to take account. [R.& Obs.] Reckoning by the years of their own consecration without relating to any imperial account. Fuller.