Consecration
Pronunciation : Con`se*cra"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. consecratio: cf. F. cons?cration.]
Definition : Defn: The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication. Until the days of your consecration be at an end. Lev. viii. 33. Consecration makes not a place sacred, but only solemny declares it so. South.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913