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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Consecration \Con'se*cra"tion\, noun [L. consecratio: cf. F. cons['e]cration.] The act or ceremony 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 solemnly declares it so. --South.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
consecration
noun
1: a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); "his consecration to study"
2: (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; "the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "Consecration": Agnus Dei, Alleluia, Anamnesis, Blessing, Canon, Collect, Communion, Credo, Dismissal, Epistle, Fraction, Gloria, Gospel, Gradual, Introit, Kyrie, Kyrie Eleison, Last Gospel, Lavabo, Offertory, Paternoster, Pax, Post-Communion, Preface, Sanctus, Secreta, Tersanctus, Tract
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
78 Moby Thesaurus words for "consecration": accession, altruism, anointing, anointment, apostolic orders, appointment, arrogation, assignment, assumption, authorization, beatification, beatitude, blessedness, blessing, calling, canonization, commitment, conferment, coronation, dedication, delegation, deputation, devotion, disinterest, disinterestedness, election, empowerment, enshrinement, exaltation, glorification, grace, hallowing, holy orders, humility, induction, installation, institution, investiture, justification, justification by works, legitimate succession, major orders, minor orders, modesty, nomination, ordainment, orders, ordination, preferment, presentation, purification, reading in, sacrifice, sainthood, sainting, sanctification, seizure, self-abasement, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-devotion, self-effacement, self-forgetfulness, self-immolation, self-neglect, self-neglectfulness, self-renouncement, self-sacrifice, self-subjection, selflessness, setting apart, state of grace, succession, taking over, unacquisitiveness, unpossessiveness, unselfishness, usurpation
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Consecration 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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