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  2. Consecration in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    The word consecration literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different groups. The origin of the word comes from the Latin stem consecrat, which means dedicated, devoted, and sacred. [1] A synonym for consecration is sanctification; its antonym is ...

  3. Sacredness - Wikipedia

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    Words for this include hallow, sanctify, and consecrate, which can be contrasted with desecration and deconsecration. These terms are used in various ways by different groups. Sanctification and consecration come from the Latin Sanctus (to set apart for special use or purpose, make holy or sacred) [10] [11] and consecrat (dedicated, devoted ...

  4. Words of Institution - Wikipedia

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    The Words of Institution of the Roman Rite Mass are here presented in the official English translation of the Roman Missal in the form given in the following italicized text, firstly in the obsolete first and second editions of the Roman Missal, and secondly in as they are translated in the current third edition of the Roman Missal.

  5. Nazirite - Wikipedia

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    "Nazirite" comes from the Hebrew word nazir meaning "consecrated" [9] or "separated", [10] and may be ultimately derived from a root meaning "vow", similar to the Hebrew neder. [10] The word nazir is also sometimes used to refer to a prince, who fills a special position of secular power, [ 11 ] and the cognate word nezer can refer to either the ...

  6. Eucharist - Wikipedia

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    The Eucharist (/ ˈ juː k ər ɪ s t / YOO-kər-ist; from Koinē Greek: εὐχαριστία, romanized: evcharistía, lit. ' thanksgiving '), also called Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament or the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite, considered a sacrament in most churches and an ordinance in others.

  7. Consecrate - Wikipedia

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  8. Dedication of churches - Wikipedia

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    Latin dedicatory inscription of 1119 for the church of Prüfening Abbey, Germany Mosaic showing the Greek and Latin alphabets in Notre-Dame de la Daurade, France. For the Catholic Church, the rite of dedication is described in the Caeremoniale Episcoporum, chapters IX-X, and in the Roman Missal ' s Ritual Masses for the Dedication of a Church and an Altar.

  9. Prana pratishtha - Wikipedia

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    Prana pratishtha (IAST: prāṇa pratiṣṭhā) is the rite or ceremony by which a murti (devotional image of a deity) is consecrated in a Hindu temple.The Sanskrit terms prana means "life" and pratishtha means "to be established."