consecration Copy link • consecration: consecrātio, dēdĭcātio: Cic.: the former denoting the setting apart as sacred generally; the latter, a formal dedication; esp. by a magistrate. Or expr. by verb: to attend to the c. of a temple, templo dedicando operam dare: v. to dedicate: to receive c. with full rites, *more sollemni consecrari, etc.