consecration

noun (consecrations)

«consecration» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Consecration is the act of making something holy by a religious ceremony. tree →

In the lessons

in the lessons, the solemn ceremony that makes a church, bread or a bond sacred

Examples

The bishop led the consecration of the new church. tree →
The bread was ordinary until its consecration. tree →
The ceremony of consecration took place at dawn. tree →

Note

nothing for maths.

In Jewish tradition

The ram of consecration was a special offering in the rites that set Aaron and his sons apart as priests.

Interpretation. Called milu'im in Hebrew, which means filling. Tradition reads the seven days of consecration as preparing the priests for service in the Tabernacle.

Examples

And thou shalt take the ram of consecration, and seethe its flesh in a holy place. (Torah EXO.29.31, JPS 1917) tree →
And the other ram was presented, the ram of consecration, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. (Torah LEV.8.22, JPS 1917) tree →
And thou shalt take the breast of Aaron's ram of consecration, and wave it for a wave-offering before the LORD; and it shall be thy portion. (Torah EXO.29.26, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «consecration» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «consecration» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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