deconsecrate
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de·con·se·crate
(dē-kŏn′sĭ-krāt′)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·con′se·cra′tion n.
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deconsecrate
(diːˈkɒnsɪˌkreɪt)vb
(Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) to transfer (a church) to secular use
deˌconseˈcration n
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deconsecrate
Past participle: deconsecrated
Gerund: deconsecrating
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| Verb | 1. | deconsecrate - remove the consecration from a person or an object change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" |
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deconsecrate
vt → dekonsekrieren
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