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noun

as in consecration

the act of making something holy through religious ritual the church's belief that the marriage ceremony is a hallowing of the union between a man and a woman

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verb

present participle of hallow

as in blessing

to make holy through prayers or ritual Lincoln's memorable words at the Gettysburg battlefield, "we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground"

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Recent Examples of hallowing

Noun

His character represents a hallowing of troop service without mention of what the troops are for or might be sent to do. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Its weekly Mass was cut to just two services each year to observe its feast day and consecration anniversary.

— New York Times, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Receiving a Nobel Prize is a lesser act of consecration than being burned at the stake.

— Merve Emre, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of consecration

Verb

But yesterday, the group defied Pope Leo XIV by consecrating four bishops without his approval.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 July 2026
Under the church’s in-house canon law, consecrating a bishop without papal consent incurs an automatic excommunication for both the people administering the consecration and the bishops receiving it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Definition of consecrating

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To say that the Union was sacred and the touchstone of democracy was to strengthen slavery by sanctifying the state that protected it.

— Dominic Erdozain, Time, 3 July 2026
But far from celebrating or sanctifying the throwing off of English rule, the story’s shocking ending portrays the patriots as a fiendish mob, and casts doubt on the bedrock American faith in prosperity.

— John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

Definition of sanctifying

Verb

See what each couple will be performing and dedicating their dances to below.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
While traditional spa retreats still have their place, there’s a case for dedicating an entire trip to being a beginner, then continuing to build those skills at home.

— Julia Eskins, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

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