- deconsecrate
- transitive verb
Date: 1876
to remove the sacred character of <deconsecrate a church> • deconsecration noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
deconsecrate
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Deconsecrate — De*con se*crate (d[ e]*k[o^]n s[ e]*kr[=a]t), v. t. To deprive of sacredness; to secularize. {De*con se*cra tion}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deconsecrate — [dē kän′si krāt΄] vt. deconsecrated, deconsecrating to revoke or annul the consecrated status of (a church building) … English World dictionary
deconsecrate — v.t., deconsecrated, deconsecrating. * * * … Universalium
deconsecrate — verb To remove the consecration from a church or similar building Ant: consecrate … Wiktionary
deconsecrate — v. make someone or something secular; remove consecration from a person or from an object … English contemporary dictionary
deconsecrate — verb transfer (a building) from sacred to secular use. Derivatives deconsecration noun … English new terms dictionary
deconsecrate — de·consecrate … English syllables
deconsecrate — /diˈkɒnsəkreɪt/ (say dee konsuhkrayt) verb (t) (deconsecrated, deconsecrating) to deprive of sanctity acquired through consecration; secularise …
deconsecrate — v.tr. transfer (esp. a building) from sacred to secular use. Derivatives: deconsecration n … Useful english dictionary
Deconsecration — Deconsecrate De*con se*crate (d[ e]*k[o^]n s[ e]*kr[=a]t), v. t. To deprive of sacredness; to secularize. {De*con se*cra tion}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
