'''Consecration''' is the action of dedicating a thing to a [[religious]] purpose. Properly speaking, deacons and priests are ordained, but bishops--in churches which maintain [[apostolic succession]]--are "consecrated."
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'''Consecration''' is the action of dedicating a thing to a [[religious]] purpose. Properly speaking, deacons and priests are ordained, but bishops—in churches which maintain [[apostolic succession]]—are "consecrated."