(1):

(n.) The act of consecrating, or of setting apart for a sacred purpose; consecration.

(2):

(n.) The act of sanctifying or making holy; the state of being sanctified or made holy;

(3):

(n.) the act of God's grace by which the affections of men are purified, or alienated from sin and the world, and exalted to a supreme love to God; also, the state of being thus purified or sanctified.