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deconsecrated

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de·con·se·crate  (d-kns-krt)
tr.v. de·con·se·crat·ed, de·con·se·crat·ing, de·con·se·crates
To make (a church, synagogue, or temple, for example) no longer consecrated.
de·conse·cration n.
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Adj.1.deconsecrated - divested of consecration
desecrated - treated with contempt; "many desecrated shrines and cemeteries"
Translations
deconsecrated [ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪˌkreɪtɪd] adj → sconsacrato/a
deconsecrated [ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪˌkreɪtɪd] adj → sconsacrato/a


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The cathedral, which was deconsecrated last Easter and demolished June 1, was declared unsalvageable after a vandal set it on fire last Nov.
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In the wine-producing town of Montalcino, Norwegian artist Per Barclay filled the deconsecrated church of San Francesco with a giant transparent tube flowing with red wine.
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