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deconsecrate

Definition of deconsecrate

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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Definition of deconsecrate in the US English dictionary
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