Consecration
/ˌkɒn.sɪˈkreɪ.ʃən/noun
The act of declaring something sacred or holy.
Did you know?The word 'consecration' has roots in rituals that invoke divine presence, tying it to ancient practices of sanctifying spaces and objects to attract spiritual energy.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sank-
“to make sacred or holy.”
Latin
Latin
consecratio
“a dedicating or sanctifying.”
Late Latin
Late Latin
consecratus
“to dedicate or set apart as sacred.”
Old French
Old French
consecracion
“the act of dedicating to a sacred purpose.”
Middle English
Middle English
consecracioun
“the formal act of making something sacred.”
Modern English
English
consecration
“the act of making or declaring something sacred.”