reconsecration
Making sacred again
Reconsecration is the act of consecrating something again—restoring sacred status to a place or object that has been desecrated, repurposed, or allowed to fall from religious use.
Churches damaged by war or converted to secular purposes may undergo reconsecration when returned to worship: The cathedral's reconsecration drew thousands of faithful.
Formal event marking occasions
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- rededicationRenewed formal commitment
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- riteCeremonial act or practice
altar · vestments · chalice · incense · procession · anointment · holy water · invocation
Making current again
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- reopeningBeginning operations again
- revivalReturn after decline
rehabilitation · recommissioning · reconstruction · rededication · profanation · repair · reclaiming · resurrection
Sacred spiritual purity
- sacrednessQuality of being holy
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
piety · divinity · veneration · hallowed · blessedness · faith · worship · godliness
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- rededicationRenewed formal commitment
- liturgyFormal worship structure
rite · altar · vestments · chalice · incense · procession · anointment · holy water · invocation · bishop
renewal
Making current again
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- reopeningBeginning operations again
revival · rehabilitation · recommissioning · reconstruction · rededication · profanation · repair · reclaiming · resurrection · return
holiness
Sacred spiritual purity
- sacrednessQuality of being holy
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
devotion · piety · divinity · veneration · hallowed · blessedness · faith · worship · godliness · spirituality
reconsecrationdesecration
Violating something sacred
profanation · defilement · sacrilege · profaning · violation
reconsecrationdeconsecration
Removal of sacred status
secularization · desanctification · decommissioning · abandonment · decertification