A person who performs a ceremony to make something sacred or holy.
From Latin 'consecrare' (to make sacred), from 'com-' (with) + 'sacrare' (to dedicate). The suffix '-or' denotes an agent or person who performs an action. The word evolved through Old French and Middle English.
Popes, bishops, and other religious leaders have been consecrators throughout history, literally transferring spiritual authority through their actions—the word captures the idea that some people have the power to change what's ordinary into what's holy.
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