The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Consecration \Con`se*cra"tion\, n. [L. consecratio: cf. F.
   cons['e]cration.]
   The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being
   consecrated; dedication.
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         Until the days of your consecration be at an end.
                                                  --Lev. viii.
                                                  33.
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         Consecration makes not a place sacred, but only
         solemnly declares it so.                 --South.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

consecration
    n 1: a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some
         cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); "his
         consecration to study"
    2: (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart
       (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; "the
       Cardinal attended the consecration of the church"