Sentence examples for a consecration from inspiring English sources

Coronations, however, are a consecration only in the broad sense.

At a consecration, holy oils are normally used; at blessings, customarily holy water.

It's a jubilant conclusion that also feels, after all that's gone before, like a consecration.

The ordinary minister of a consecration is a bishop, while the ordinary minister of a blessing is a priest.

The 14th musicians' competition sponsored by the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz began on Saturday with a consecration.

And Mum was honored by Auntie Andy's choosing us; it seemed a consecration of Mum's situation as a single woman, managing bravely by herself.

To appear in a Hollywood movie would be a final consecration for Johnny Hallyday, who has become a French national hero by reworking every passing style of American and British pop music since 1958.

The birth of a child, the consecration of a king, a marriage, or a death are ritualized both positively and negatively.

This strategy is based on a form of consecration, a portrayal of video games as cultural artifacts, i.e., objects carrying a wider cultural and aesthetic significance than merely being a form of entertainment.

"Not everybody gets a chance to be part of a temple consecration in their lifetime; temples aren't build very often," said Samala Swamy, the co-chairman of the temple.

In French cultural terms, to be chosen for a show at the Cartier foundation is pretty much a sacramental consecration.