Consecration and Defilement

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Consecration noun - The act of making something holy through religious ritual.

Usage example: the consecration of the Host during Communion

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Defilement is an antonym for consecration.

Defilement noun - An act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things.

Usage example: for two centuries the Christian monasteries in England suffered defilements at the hands of Viking invaders

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Consecration is an antonym for defilement.

Nearby Words: defile, defiled, defiling

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