| 单词 | consecration |
| 释义 | consecration /kon'si kray"sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of consecrating; 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, esp. in the Roman Catholic Church. 3. ordination to a sacred office, esp. to the episcopate. [1350-1400; ME consecracio(u)n ( < AF) < L consecration- (s. of consecratio). See CONSECRATE, -ION] |
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