Definition for Consecration:

• Act of consecrating, dedication, esp. of church, churchyard, &c., by bishop; ordination to sacred office, esp. of bishop; devotion to( a purpose). [ Latin]

Synonyms for Consecration:

• n.

  •
  • Celebrating,
  • anointing,
  • enthronement,
  • exaltation,
  • celebration,
  • Immortalization,
  • making holy,
  • apotheosis,
  • canonization,
  • Hallowing.
  •act (noun)
  • consecration.
  •benediction (noun)
  • sanctification,
  • Benedictus,
  • benisons,
  • benison.
  •blessing (noun)
  • divine sanctions,
  • benedicites.
  •consecration (noun)
  • anointment.
  •dedication (noun)
  • hallowings.
  •devotion (noun)
  • devotements,
  • in-tensities,
  • in-tensity,
  • in tensities,
  • in tensity,
  • devotednesses.
  •holiness (noun)
  • divinenesses,
  • saintlinesses,
  • venerablenesses,
  • asceticisms.
  •induction (noun)
  • in statement,
  • in-statement,
  • in-statements,
  • in statements,
  • in-augural,
  • in augural.
  •inviolability (noun)
  • in violability,
  • in-violability,
  • in-violabilities,
  • in violabilities.
  •ordination (noun)
  • namings,
  • naming.
  •sanctity (noun)
  • hallowedness.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • Inviolability,
  • ordination.
  •
  • religion,
  • confirmation.
  •Other relevant words:
  • bestow,
  • disinterestedness,
  • self-denial,
  • high mass,
  • sacrifice,
  • order,
  • prostration,
  • impart,
  • swearing-in,
  • unselfishness,
  • installation,
  • calling,
  • feed,
  • grace,
  • modesty,
  • disinterest,
  • transubstantiation,
  • commit,
  • consecrate,
  • setting apart,
  • break,
  • Saintship,
  • crowning,
  • Hollowing,
  • seizure,
  • investiture,
  • generate,
  • institution,
  • self-neglect,
  • leave,
  • edification,
  • give,
  • state of grace,
  • assumed piety,
  • introduction,
  • veneration,
  • obedience,
  • authorization,
  • self-immolation,
  • faithfulness,
  • godliness,
  • accession,
  • holy sacrament,
  • usurpation,
  • ardor,
  • allot,
  • coronation,
  • blessedness,
  • aggrandizement,
  • real presence,
  • invest,
  • reverence,
  • liturgy,
  • approval,
  • offertory,
  • loyalty,
  • establish,
  • attachment,
  • theism,
  • deputation,
  • low mass,
  • assignment,
  • beatitude,
  • authorisation,
  • self-effacement,
  • sanctimony,
  • rite,
  • presentation,
  • elements,
  • bear,
  • duty,
  • justification,
  • consubstantiation,
  • self-forgetfulness,
  • Sanctitude,
  • self-sacrifice,
  • taking over,
  • Introit,
  • conferment,
  • solemnization,
  • preferment,
  • self-abnegation,
  • translation,
  • enshrinement,
  • nomination,
  • votive,
  • purification,
  • mercy,
  • succession,
  • ascent,
  • selflessness,
  • apostolic orders,
  • piety,
  • respect,
  • fealty,
  • sectarian,
  • holy orders,
  • confide,
  • election,
  • Ordainment,
  • render,
  • beatification,
  • orders,
  • sacred,
  • commitment,
  • major orders,
  • Asperges,
  • worship,
  • sainthood,
  • self-abasement,
  • assumption,
  • Sainting,
  • devoted,
  • initiation,
  • promise,
  • addiction,
  • elevation,
  • altruism,
  • humility,
  • apply,
  • Self-devotion,
  • inauguration,
  • Dignification,
  • delegation,
  • establishment,
  • instatement,
  • empowerment,
  • faith,
  • compensate,
  • minor orders,
  • fidelity,
  • appointment,
  • placement,
  • communion,
  • prayer,
  • make,
  • mass,
  • sacrament,
  • arrogation.

Paraphrases for Consecration:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    enshrinement.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    dedication.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    commitment.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    coronation, recognition, entrenchment, vindication, devotion, embodiment, establishment.

Antonyms for Consecration:

• n.

  • sanctification
    condemnation, apathy.
  • Other antonyms:
    defilement, sacrilege, desecration, debasement, profanation, impiety, irreverence.

Consecration Sentence Examples:

• They should stand to their consecration when loss or pain or temptation come, as come they will in one form or another.

• In return for the consecration of his own rule, Bonaparte did not shrink from inviting the Pope to an exercise of authority such as the Holy See had never even claimed in France.

Homophones for Consecration:

• common ageratum, cosmic radiation, concertina, commiseration, consortium, concretion, conjuration.

Hyponym for Consecration:

• n.

  • act
    commitment, allegiance, loyalty, sanctification, dedication.