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religions have specific dedication rituals, which serve to consecrate items, places, or people to sacred purpose, such as the dedication of churches or...

denominations there is a complementary service of "deconsecration", to remove something consecrated of its sacred character in preparation for either demolition...

The Telesterion ("Initiation Hall" from Gr. τελείω, "to complete, to fulfill, to consecrate, to initiate") was a great hall and sanctuary in Eleusis, one...

removal of a religious blessing from something that had been previously consecrated for religious use. In particular, church and synagogue buildings no longer...

(generative) principle of gender (i.e. male and female coupling to produce something) is pervasive throughout (as reflected by the Sanskrit language itself)...

concludes that the "physical and emotional frailties" of the two characters "consecrate the power of the machine that sustains them", with their work providing...

lament. The poet wishes to consecrate the tree's memory and importance for the sake of those who are now dead - and looks ahead to her own death, hoping...

have much to suffer, and various nations will be destroyed. In the end my Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy Father will consecrate Russia to me; it...

I began to realize what there was, not only in me, but in my fellows; and I said to myself: hereafter my life is consecrate to what I know to be the truth...

Archangel Saint Michael, desiring to be numbered among your devoted servants, I, today offer and consecrate myself to you, and place myself, my family...

in all chapters. The fifth was that the priests of the order did not consecrate the host in celebrating Mass. Many of these charges were also made against...

also sometimes referred to as "holiness." The verb sanctify has three basic meanings: "to make holy or purify," "to consecrate or to separate from ungodliness...

reputation for leadership and sanctity, which led the archbishop of Sebaste to consecrate him bishop of Colonia in Armenia. He was only 28 at the time and had...

People may express the grateful Feelings of their Hearts, and consecrate themselves to the Service of their Divine Benefactor; and that, together with...

English for the first time and was used in the sense of "something accursed". The "consecrated object" meaning was also adopted a short time later, but...

enough to corroborate a story. textus receptus received text Tibi cordi immaculato concredimus nos ac consecramus We consecrate and entrust ourselves to your...

Conference. 3. To appoint the district superintendents annually (¶¶ 517–518). 4. To consecrate bishops, to ordain elders and deacons, to consecrate diaconal...

song composed for Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day. Many organizations went on to consecrate the affirmation of the French-Canadian people, including the caisses...

intinction: the Eucharistic practice of partly dipping the consecrated bread, or host, into the consecrated wine, by the officiant before distributing. While modern...

This is followed by the declaration, Aradia and Cernunnos, deign to bless and to consecrate this [tool], that it may obtain necessary virtue through thee...