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==Definition==
*1. The [[action]] of consecrating; a setting apart as dedicated to the [[Deity]]; dedication with religious rites to a [[sacred]] [[purpose]].
::b. esp. The [[formal]] dedication and setting apart, by a bishop, of a church, churchyard, or burial-ground.
By Hooker Eccl. Pol. V. xii, called dedication; but in recent times dedication has been employed to denote a less formal kind of consecration of a burial-ground, not having the legal consequences attaching to consecration.
::c. with a and pl. (Sometimes more or less concr. = Consecrated [[things]].)
*2. The giving of the sacramental [[character]] to the [[eucharist]]ic elements of bread and wine.
(Variously taken according to the opinion held of the [[nature]] of the Eucharist.)
*3. Ordination to a sacred office: spec. the action or religious [[ceremony]] of ordaining a bishop.
*4. Rom. Antiq. Apotheosis, deification; also transf.
::b. Loosely applied to canonization. Obs.
*5. Dedication to destruction; anathematization. Obs. Cf. CONSECRATE v. 7.
*6. transf. and fig. Dedication or devotion to some cherished purpose or pursuit; also, appropriation to a special purpose.
*7. transf. and fig. The action of rendering sacred; hallowing.
::b. Sanction by [[law]], [[custom]], or usage. [mod.F.]
==Annointment as consecration==
In preparation for battle, in danger from wild animals, in the hour of death, and at other special times, anointment is used to endow an ordinary [[person]] with special [[holiness]]. He is “set aside” for a particular relation to that which is regarded as holy and [[good]]. Anointment as consecration is frequently applied not only to persons but also to [[things|objects]]. Altars, sacred vessels, temples, and sometimes even weapons and items of clothing are anointed to dedicate them to the service of the [[divine]] and to assure and [[symbol]]ize the [[presence]] and pleasure of the [[divine]] in the holy place. In the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, the [[ritual]] anointing of the seriously ill and the elderly has been practiced as a sacrament since early times. In the Roman Catholic Church, unction was long regarded as a last rite, usually postponed until death was imminent and the dying Christian was in extremis; thus, the name extreme unction developed. In modern times, a more lenient interpretation permitted anointing of the less seriously ill. In the Eastern Orthodox churches the name extreme unction was never used, and the healing aspects of the sacrament have been considered most important. In the Greek Orthodox Church the sacrament is sometimes administered to well persons to prevent illness.
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[[Category: Religion]]
==Definition==
*1. The [[action]] of consecrating; a setting apart as dedicated to the [[Deity]]; dedication with religious rites to a [[sacred]] [[purpose]].
::b. esp. The [[formal]] dedication and setting apart, by a bishop, of a church, churchyard, or burial-ground.
By Hooker Eccl. Pol. V. xii, called dedication; but in recent times dedication has been employed to denote a less formal kind of consecration of a burial-ground, not having the legal consequences attaching to consecration.
::c. with a and pl. (Sometimes more or less concr. = Consecrated [[things]].)
*2. The giving of the sacramental [[character]] to the [[eucharist]]ic elements of bread and wine.
(Variously taken according to the opinion held of the [[nature]] of the Eucharist.)
*3. Ordination to a sacred office: spec. the action or religious [[ceremony]] of ordaining a bishop.
*4. Rom. Antiq. Apotheosis, deification; also transf.
::b. Loosely applied to canonization. Obs.
*5. Dedication to destruction; anathematization. Obs. Cf. CONSECRATE v. 7.
*6. transf. and fig. Dedication or devotion to some cherished purpose or pursuit; also, appropriation to a special purpose.
*7. transf. and fig. The action of rendering sacred; hallowing.
::b. Sanction by [[law]], [[custom]], or usage. [mod.F.]
==Annointment as consecration==
In preparation for battle, in danger from wild animals, in the hour of death, and at other special times, anointment is used to endow an ordinary [[person]] with special [[holiness]]. He is “set aside” for a particular relation to that which is regarded as holy and [[good]]. Anointment as consecration is frequently applied not only to persons but also to [[things|objects]]. Altars, sacred vessels, temples, and sometimes even weapons and items of clothing are anointed to dedicate them to the service of the [[divine]] and to assure and [[symbol]]ize the [[presence]] and pleasure of the [[divine]] in the holy place. In the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, the [[ritual]] anointing of the seriously ill and the elderly has been practiced as a sacrament since early times. In the Roman Catholic Church, unction was long regarded as a last rite, usually postponed until death was imminent and the dying Christian was in extremis; thus, the name extreme unction developed. In modern times, a more lenient interpretation permitted anointing of the less seriously ill. In the Eastern Orthodox churches the name extreme unction was never used, and the healing aspects of the sacrament have been considered most important. In the Greek Orthodox Church the sacrament is sometimes administered to well persons to prevent illness.
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category: Religion]]