reconsecration

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noun

The act of reconsecrating; a second or subsequent consecration.

OriginEnglish consecration ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounreconsecration (countable and uncountable, plural reconsecrations)

plural reconsecrations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of reconsecrating; a second or subsequent consecration.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishconsecration
  7. Englishreconsecration

From re- + consecration.

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APA

reconsecration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconsecration

MLA

“reconsecration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconsecration. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reconsecration,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconsecration.

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