To consecrate something is to “Offer, Give, or Dedicate” an object for some religious or holy practice. But consecration in Holy Scripture is often confused with conjuration, especially in Catholicism, in which consecration is specifically associated with exorcism and the conjuring of evil spirits. True consecration has absolutely nothing to do with exorcism, Hobbes maintains, and it is one of the many ways in which Christians frequently misinterpret Holy Scripture.
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Consecration Term Timeline in Leviathan
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Chapter 44: Of Spirituall Darkness from MISINTERPRETATION of Scripture
...the Pope in the very same common-wealth. Yet another abuse of Holy Scripture is mistaking consecration for conjuration. In Holy Scripture, the word “Consecrate” is to “Offer, Give, or Dedicate,” which...
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Hobbes moves on to consecration in Holy Scripture, another abuse that he claims has nothing to do whatsoever with exorcism....
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