consecration
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal)
his consecration to study
Types & categories
- allegiance hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
(religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God
the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church
Types & categories
- sanctification hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | vow |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dedicate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ordinate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | allegiance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sanctify |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | vow |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ordinate |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | faith |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | sanctification |