Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

         Until the days of your consecration be at an end.
                                                  --Lev. viii.
                                                  33.

         Consecration makes not a place sacred, but only solemny
         declares it so.                          --South.

Source : WordNet®

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"