as in consecration
the act of making something holy through religious ritual
the church's belief that the marriage ceremony is a hallowing of the union between a man and a woman
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as in blessing
to make holy through prayers or ritual
Lincoln's memorable words at the Gettysburg battlefield, "we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground"
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The event included a procession, prayers, libations, community testimonials and site consecration Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Atlanta.—
Alia Pharr,
AJC.com,
8 Jan. 2026 -
Also celebrated is the resulting rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem — Hanukkah means dedication or consecration in Hebrew.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
10 Dec. 2025
Verb
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For decades, Kris Jenner has been blessing screens and red carpets in her iconic pixie cut.—
Audrey Noble,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
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Before kickoff on Sunday night, a priest was seen blessing the end zone where Ravens kicker Ravens kicker Tyler Loop would eventually miss the would-be walk-off field goal that would have sent Baltimore into the playoffs.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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Rob practiced celebrating the Mass by draping a sheet over an ironing board in the basement and consecrating Necco wafers.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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An overexposed photo shows Miralba from the torso up, looking into a white sky, with a ray of light almost sanctifying her face.—
Camila Osorio,
New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2026
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These are the kinds of faces O’Rourke foregrounds, similarly centering the quotidian to sanctifying effect.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
17 Dec. 2025
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Later in the episode, Weekend Update fared much better, dedicating a solid five minutes at the top of the segment to the biggest Trump goings-on of the week (a Kristi Noem dog joke is never amiss).—
Charu Sinha,
Vulture,
1 Feb. 2026
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He was ordained in the 1980s as a minister in the Church of God in Christ, dedicating himself to preaching and evangelism.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Hallowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallowing. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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