Associations to the word «Consecration»

Wiktionary

CONSECRATION, noun. The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.

Dictionary definition

CONSECRATION, noun. A solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); "his consecration to study".
CONSECRATION, noun. (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; "the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats