Consecration

Noun

 * 1) The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.

Adjectives for Consecration
immortal; pathetic; tragic; perpetual; ecclesiastical.

Thesaurus
beatification, beatitude, blessedness, blessing, calling, canonization, commitment, conferment, coronation, dedication, delegation, deputation, devotion, disinterest, disinterestedness, election, empowerment, enshrinement, exaltation, glorification, grace, hallowing, holy orders, humility, induction, installation, institution, investiture, justification, justification by works, legitimate succession, major orders, minor orders, modesty, nomination, ordainment, orders, ordination, preferment, presentation, purification, reading in, sacrifice, sainthood, sainting, sanctification, seizure, self-abasement, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-devotion, self-effacement, self-forgetfulness, self-immolation, self-neglect, self-neglectfulness, self-renouncement, self-sacrifice, self-subjection, selflessness, setting apart, state of grace, succession, taking over, unacquisitiveness, unpossessiveness, unselfishness, usurpation

Etymology
From consecratio:

Translations

 * Esperanto: konsekro
 * Finnish: (act), vihkijäiset (ceremony)


 * French:
 * Greek: καθαγίαση