to deconsecrate
1Deconsecrate — 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] …
2deconsecrate — [dē kän′si krāt΄] vt. deconsecrated, deconsecrating to revoke or annul the consecrated status of (a church building) …
3deconsecrate — transitive verb Date: 1876 to remove the sacred character of < deconsecrate a church > • deconsecration noun …
4deconsecrate — v.t., deconsecrated, deconsecrating. * * * …
5deconsecrate — verb To remove the consecration from a church or similar building Ant: consecrate …
6deconsecrate — v. make someone or something secular; remove consecration from a person or from an object …
7deconsecrate — verb transfer (a building) from sacred to secular use. Derivatives deconsecration noun …
8deconsecrate — de·consecrate …
9deconsecrate — /diˈkɒnsəkreɪt/ (say dee konsuhkrayt) verb (t) (deconsecrated, deconsecrating) to deprive of sanctity acquired through consecration; secularise …
10deconsecrate — v.tr. transfer (esp. a building) from sacred to secular use. Derivatives: deconsecration n …
