Sacred Spaces And Rituals

noun the action of making or declaring something sacred or holy

adjective consecratory (relating to or used in consecration)

• The consecration of the new church took place with a solemn ceremony.
• They're having a consecration ceremony for the new building next week.
• I heard they're throwing a consecration party for their new house.
• The artist considered the act of painting as a form of consecration to his craft.

noun an act of defiling or the state of being defiled

verb to make something unclean or impure

• The company was fined for defiling the environment by illegally dumping toxic waste.
• Please don't defile the park by littering everywhere.
• I can't believe they defiled that historic building with graffiti.
• His actions defiled the trust we had in him.