Writing — at least when it is great — is a kind of consecration, placing its practitioners in the way of assaults from large truths and perils.
In the Anglican liturgy, generally, the prayer of consecration merely sets apart for sacred use the bread and wine, with no substantial change taking place: they do not become the body and blood of Christ.
A magnificent evening of consecration.
Her wanton desire, suggested the 11th-century monk Peter Damian, threatened the efficacy of consecration.
Beyond its specific basis in Judaism, the ketubah represented to the Austins a broader concept of holiness, of consecration.
Eastern Orthodox and Eastern rite churches use a distinct invocation of the Holy Spirit after the words of consecration.
His election was declared invalid, his acts were quashed, and his fingers of consecration were cut off.
Dancers sang haunting hymns and carried fire, that ultimate representation of consecration and light.
Due to Kolbe's efforts to promote consecration and entrustment to Mary, he is known as the Apostle of Consecration to Mary.
Kolbe composed the Immaculata prayer as a prayer of consecration to the Immaculata, i.e. the immaculately conceived Virgin Mary.
