• n  a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal)
  his consecration to study
• n  (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God
  the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church

News & Articles

• Your Best Shot
  Your Best Shot A Pontifical Consecration and Dedication was held May 18 for the new Saint Ann Maronite Catholic Church, Watervliet. His Excellency The Most Rev. Gregory John Mansour presided. Assisting were Chorbishop Joseph Kaddo; current pastor, the Rev. Georges Bouchaaya; his fellow Maronite clergy Msgr. David George, the Rev. Jean Younes, the Rev. Joseph Khoueiry, the Rev. Miled Jreige and ...
  June 6, 2013 - Albany Times Union

Quotes

• V Gene Robinson in ABC News
  Robinson said the talks with Williams and Anglican leaders were "the two hardest days since my consecration."
• Henry Luke Orombi in Anglican Communion News Service
  The congregation responded with applause when Archbishop Orombi added, "With the consecration of Bishop John Guernsey, we are also making an important statement to the Anglican Communion."
• George Carey in Living Church Foundation
  Everything has changed in the Anglican Communion as a result of the consecration of Gene Robinson,Archbishop Carey noted.