In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DECONSECRATE
desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrate
(verb) remove the consecration from a person or an object
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
deconsecrate (third-person singular simple present deconsecrates, present participle deconsecrating, simple past and past participle deconsecrated)
To remove the consecration from a church or similar building
Antonyms
• consecrate
Source: Wiktionary
De*con"se*crate, v. t.
Definition: To deprive of sacredness; to secularize.
– De*con`se*cra"tion, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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