deconsecrate
verb/diːˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt/UK
Etymology
From de- + consecrate.
- derived from cōnsecrātus
- inherited from consecraten
Definitions
To remove the holy or sacred status of a place
- The ancient Romans deconsecrated city walls with a plow, undoing the rituals that first established their course.
The neighborhood
- antonymconsecrate
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