Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Consummation

/(kŏn`sŭm*mā"shŭn)/ · Con·sum·ma·tion · IPA /kˌɑnsəmˈeɪʃən/

01 n. The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; completion; perfection; termination; end (as of the world or of life).

1.
The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; completion; perfection; termination; end (as of the world or of life).
“'T is a consummation Devoutly to be wished.” — Shak.

“From its original to its consummation.” — Addison.

“Quiet consummation have, And renownéd be thy grave.” — Shak.

Phrases & compounds

Consummation of marriage — completion of the connubial relation by actual cohabition.