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Weihe.

consecration, any act or procession of making a thing or situation holy

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Meaning & usage

noun/vaɪ̯ə/
  1. consecration, any act or procession of making a thing or situation holy

    feminine
  2. ordination (Catholic and Orthodox sacrament)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German wīhe, from Old High German wīhī. Equivalent to weih + -e.

noun
  1. harrier (bird of prey)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old High German wīo, from Proto-Germanic *wīwô. Compare Pennsylvania German Woi.

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