consecration Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal)
    • his consecration to study
  2. noun (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God
    • the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church

WordNet

Con`se*cra"tion noun
Etymology
L. consecratio: cf. F. consécration.
Definitions
  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 solemny declares it so. South.

Webster 1913