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deconsecrate
(de|con¦se|crate)
Pronunciation:
/diːˈkɒnsɪkreɪt/
verb
[
with object
]
transfer (a building) from sacred to secular use:
the church was deconsecrated in the early nineteenth century
Derivatives
deconsecration
Pronunciation:
/-ˈkreɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
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