The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
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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(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
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