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“consecration” in Latin
cōnsecrātiōdedication, consecrationdēdicātiōdedication, consecrationapotheōsisapotheosis, deificationcōnsecrōTo consecrate or dedicate; To hallow or sanctify; To deify
The English word consecration itself goes back to Latin sacrō, through cōnsecrātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
consecration
consecratio: dedicatio [SYN. in CONSECRATE]: consecration also = apotheosis (Tac., Ann., 13, 2, quite at the end; Suet., Dom, 2): the consecration of a priest, consecratio (Inscript., Gruteri, 303, 2; Vid: To CONSECRATE). ☞ Inauguratio is without any classical authority. To receive consecration, consecrari: the feast of the consecration of anything, *dies rei inaugurandae or consecrandae sacer.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for consecration?
- The usual Latin words for “consecration” are cōnsecrātiō, dēdicātiō, apotheōsis; also cōnsecrō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.