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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