
好词典

源自拉丁语 'consecratio',由 'con-'(完全)和 'sacrare'(使神圣)组成,意为‘完全神圣化’。
❶ 指将某物或某人正式奉献给宗教或神圣目的的仪式或行为,常用于宗教场合表示神圣化。
“The consecration of the new church will take place next Sunday.”
(新教堂的奉献仪式将于下周日举行。)
“The bishop performed the consecration of the holy oil.”
(主教主持了圣油的祝圣仪式。)
act of consecration — 指正式将某物或某人奉献给神圣目的的行为或仪式。
“The act of consecration transformed the ordinary bread into a sacred symbol.”
(奉献仪式将普通的面包转变为神圣的象征。)