Sacring

//ˈseɪkɹɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Consecration of the Eucharist. archaic, countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Consecration of a person for holy office, usually a bishop or sovereign. archaic, countable, uncountable

    "Judaea greeted its monarch. He was to ascend to the immemorial sacring place of millennia of kings, there to be endued with the robe and crown of rule."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sacre archaic, form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

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"Judaea greeted its monarch. He was to ascend to the immemorial sacring place of millennia of kings, there to be endued with the robe and crown of rule."

Etymology

From sacre + -ing.

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sacring bell

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