DECONSECRATION

Etymology

Noun

deconsecration (countable and uncountable, plural deconsecrations)

The undoing of consecration; a desecration or defilement.

A ritual observing the removal from service of a sacred place, such as the closing of a church.

Source: Wiktionary



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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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