CONSECRATION
Con`se*cra"tion, n. Etym: [L. consecratio: cf. F. consécration.]
Defn: The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being
consecrated; dedication.
Until the days of your consecration be at an end. Lev. viii. 33.
Consecration makes not a place sacred, but only solemny declares it
so. South.
CONSECRATOR
Con"se*cra`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who consecrates; one who performs the rites by which a person or thing is devoted or dedicated to sacred purposes. [Written also consecrater.]
CONSECRATORY
Con"se*cra*to*ry ( or ), a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the act of consecration; dedicatory.
The consecratory prayer. Bp. Burnet.
CONSECTANEOUS
Con`sec*ta"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. consectaneus.]
Defn: Following as a matter of course. Blount.
CONSECTARY Con"sec*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. consectarius, fr. consectari to follow after eagerly; con- + sectari to follow eagerly, fr. sequi to follow.]
Defn: Following by consequence; consequent; deducible. [R.]
"Consectary impieties." Sir T. Browne.