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- ob|se|cra|tion «OB suh KRAY shuhn», noun.the act of obsecrating; entreaty; supplication: »
Let us fly to God at all times with humble obsecrations (Francis Bacon).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Con|se|cra|tion — «KON suh KRAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of consecrating. 2. the condition of being consecrated. 3. ordination to a sacred office, especially that of bishop. Con|se|cra|tion «KON suh KRAY shuhn», noun. 1. words at Mass which effect the… … Useful english dictionary
con|se|cra|tion — «KON suh KRAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of consecrating. 2. the condition of being consecrated. 3. ordination to a sacred office, especially that of bishop. Con|se|cra|tion «KON suh KRAY shuhn», noun. 1. words at Mass which effect the… … Useful english dictionary
des|e|cra|tion — «DEHS uh KRAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of desecrating; profanation: »The Puritans felt that work or amusement on Sunday was a desecration of the Sabbath. 2. the fact or condition of being desecrated … Useful english dictionary
ex|e|cra|tion — «EHK suh KRAY shuhn», noun. 1. abhorrence; loathing; detestation. 2. a cursing. 3. a curse: »The mob shouted angry execrations at the assassin. 4. a person or thing execrated … Useful english dictionary
de|con|se|cra|tion — «dee KON suh KRAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or ceremony of deconsecrating. 2. that which is deconsecrated … Useful english dictionary
re´con|se|cra´tion — re|con|se|crate «ree KON suh krayt», transitive verb, crat|ed, crat|ing. to consecrate anew. –re´con|se|cra´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
consecration — con·se·cra·tion … English syllables
desecration — des·e·cra·tion … English syllables
execration — ex·e·cra·tion … English syllables
