Which preposition to use with consecrations

of Occurrences 93%

They asked in reply whether, if they did so, they should omit the consecration of the bell, but the king said, "How can that be omitted?

to Occurrences 20%

In the early part of this record she frankly tells her proceedings day after day, and describes the long and gradual struggle that took place in her heart, which ended in her conversion by the power of the Holy Spirit, and in her thorough consecration to the service of the Lord Jesus Christ.

from Occurrences 4%

He urged that he had been freed at his consecration from all secular obligations, but the plea was rejected on the ground that it was done without the king's orders.

in Occurrences 3%

Yet it seemed once that if I ever trod that earth, then beneath my feet, there would be thenceforth a consecration in my life, a holy essence, a purer inspiration on the lips, a surer faith in the heart.

as Occurrences 2%

As he bad once said, upon entering the Tuileries as first consul, "It is not enough to be in the Tuileries; one must also remain there"he now said: "It is not enough to have been made emperor by the French people; one must also have received his consecration as emperor from the Pope of Rome.

by Occurrences 2%

After their consecration by the Church and by the spiritual power, the sovereigns had simply to take actual possession of their dominions, and, so to speak, of their subjects.

for Occurrences 1%

after the expiry of very many days, the mighty king Sagara accepted the consecration for performing the rites of a horse-sacrifice.

before Occurrences 1%

Within its confines bubbles the spring which sprang from the tomb of that later Olaf who is the patron saint of Norway, and somewhere under its walls lie moldering the bones of medieval kings, four of whom accepted their consecration before the altar where King Haakon received his crown.

on Occurrences 1%

Till good Sylvester, pious father, sheds Heaven's holy consecration on your heads, As brother and as sister chaste remain!

over Occurrences 1%

Not only were those occasional trances an intoxication, nay, a coveted indulgence, but they cast a consecration over my life.

than Occurrences 1%

I seemed led to run over the 'Take my Life,' and could bless Him verse by verse for having led me on to much more definite consecration than even when I wrote itvoice, gold, intellect, etc.

at Occurrences 1%

All received dîkshà or consecration at their native places; and all obtained j[`n]âna or complete enlightenment at the same, except [R.]ishabha who became a Kevalin at Purimatàla, Nemi at Girnâr, and Mahâvîra at the Rijupàlukà river; and twenty of them died or obtained moksha (deliverance in bliss) on Sameta-['S]ikhara or Mount Pâr['s]vanâtha in the west of Bengal.

unto Occurrences 1%

"And if Thy Spirit on Thy child hath shed The gift, the vision of the unsealed eye, To pierce the mist o'er life's deep meanings spread, To reach the hidden fountain-urns that lie Far in man's heartif I have kept it free And pure, a consecration unto Thee, I bless Thee, O my God!

with Occurrences 1%

Subordinating himself to this consecration with incessant desire, he has left his example which may well be inspiration and strength to all who are working and praying for those who have been trodden under the feet of the strong, and he has left his influence for tens of thousands.

Which preposition to use with  consecrations