Another word for consecration
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- The act of exalting or the condition of being exalted.
- A feeling of great joy, pride, power, etc.; elation; rapture
- A state or feeling of intense, often excessive exhilaration or well-being.
- The portrayal of something as being ideal; idealization.
- The worshiping of a deity; extolment or laudation.
- The act of glorifying or the state of being glorified.
- An inscription, as in a book, dedicating it to a person, cause, etc.
- A note prefixed to a literary, artistic, or musical composition dedicating it to someone in token of affection or esteem.
- Wholehearted devotion
- Ardent, often selfless affection and dedication, as to a person or principle.
- A religious text presenting a prayer, frequently accompanied by an introductory scriptural passage and a homiletic gloss.
- An act of religious observance or prayer, especially when private.
- The ceremony in which a priest is consecrated.
- (Ecclesiastical) The ceremony of consecration to the ministry.
- A being ordained, as to the religious ministry
- The state of being canonized or sainted.
- The final process or decree (following beatification) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation.
- The act of immortalizing, or state of being immortalized.
- Exaltation to divine rank or stature; deification.
- An exalted or glorified example:
- The act of raising a person to the status of a god; deification
- The act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned
- Anything that gives happiness or prevents misfortune; special benefit or favor
- The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval.
- Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
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