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Definition of "consecratory" []

  • That consecrates (adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to consecration (adjective)

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Use "consecratory" in a sentence
  • "Instead, the regnant spirit of the New Acropolis Museum's opening turned out to be a departed diva of the silver screen, Melina Mercouri, the actress-turned-politician whose name was repeatedly invoked at the ceremony, and over whose grave in Athens's First Cemetery prayers were said as part of the consecratory observances."
  • "According to the traditional order of the liturgy the consecratory prayer anaphora leads to the communion of the faithful."
  • "Something of the Roman chant about it, consecratory almost, as if we're to be impressed by its mere mention."
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