sacralization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The endowment of something with sacred qualities; making sacred.
  2. A developmental abnormality in which the first sacral vertebra becomes fused with the fifth lumbar veterbra.

Pronunciation

/seɪkɹəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

Word forms

sacralization sacralizations

Etymology

From sacralize + -ation.

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