the part of the Mass after the sermon during which the bread and wine are believed to change into the Body and Blood of Christ
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con•se•cra•tion
(kon′si krā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- Religionthe act of consecrating;
dedication to the service and worship of a deity. - Religionthe act of giving the sacramental character to the Eucharistic elements of bread and wine, esp. in the Roman Catholic Church.
- Religionordination to a sacred office, esp. to the episcopate.
- Latin consecrātiōn- (stem of consecrātiō). See consecrate, -ion
- Anglo-French)
- Middle English consecracio(u)n (1350–1400
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'consecration' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Apostolic succession
- Eucharist
- Gregorian water
- anaphora
- anoint
- consubstantiation
- dean
- desecrate
- devotion
- elevation
- encaenia
- hagia
- holy bread
- impanation
- love
- oil of catechumens
- ordinal
- self-consecration
- talisman
- transubstantiation