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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Consecration

/känˌ-sək-rāsh'-ən/ · Con·se·cra·tion · IPA /ˌkɒnsɪˈkɹeɪʃən/
01 n. The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.
  1. 1.
    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.