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desacralize

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de·sa·cral·ize  (d-skr-lz, -skr-)
tr.v. de·sa·cral·ized, de·sa·cral·iz·ing, de·sa·cral·iz·es
To divest of sacred or religious significance.
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Verb1.desacralize - transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control
secularize
transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"


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