Consecration and Desecration
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Consecration
Consecration noun - The act of making something holy through religious ritual.
Usage example: the consecration of the Host during Communion
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Synonyms for Consecration
Desecration is an antonym for consecration.
Desecration
Desecration noun - An act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things.
Usage example: the communicants were aghast at the desecration of the altar
Consecration is an antonym for desecration.
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