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May 26, 2012
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con•se•cra•tion



Pronunciation: (kon"si-krā'shun), [key]
—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.

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