单词	deconsecrated
释义	deconsecrate verb de·​con·​se·​crate (ˌ)dē-ˈkän(t)-sə-ˌkrāt  deconsecrated; deconsecrating; deconsecrates transitive verb : to remove the sacred character of deconsecrate a church deconsecration (ˌ)dē-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkrā-shən  noun Synonyms desacralize desanctify See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences hoping to raise much-needed funds, the church elders deconsecrated the 18th-century silver chalice and consigned it to a high-end auction house Recent Examples on the Web Perhaps the best thing would be to deconsecrate the site and create a museum that explains what happened at the Valley itself. The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019 The church was deconsecrated in 2010, and the charter school arrived in 2013. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2019 In late July, about 70 former members were drawn back to the synagogue for a service to deconsecrate the synagogue. Karen Berkowitz, chicagotribune.com, 1 Aug. 2019 Whether a gutted and deconsecrated former church building fits the definition remains to be seen. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 June 2019 There is no single answer, but protest, not piety, seems to be a recurring theme—whether or not the venue is deconsecrated. Vogue, 24 Apr. 2018 The archdiocese, which had been bent on leveling the deconsecrated building, then reversed course and found a developer willing to convert the 19th century Polish church into apartments. Inga Saffron, Philly.com, 22 Mar. 2018 Under canon law, a church cannot serve secular purposes, like a restaurant, without first being relegated, or deconsecrated. Jordan Otero Sisson, Courant Community, 25 Aug. 2017 In the decree, Blair cited diminishing membership and intolerable financial burdens among the reasons for deconsecrating St. Margaret, built in 1910. Jordan Otero Sisson, courant.com, 2 June 2017 See More Word History First Known Use 1876, in the meaning defined above deconsecrated 1 of 2 adjective as in unconsecrated Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance unconsecrated desacralized secular unhallowed nonreligious earthly unspiritual temporal worldly profane mundane Antonyms & Near Antonyms consecrated holy sacred sacral sacrosanct hallowed blessed revered sanctified blest religious venerated consecrate adored liturgical ritual spiritual sacramental ceremonial worshiped enshrined worshipped priestly glorified See More deconsecrated 2 of 2 verb past tense of deconsecrate as in desacralized to remove the sacred qualities or status of hoping to raise much-needed funds, the church elders deconsecrated the 18th-century silver chalice and consigned it to a high-end auction house Synonyms & Similar Words desacralized desecrated desanctified violated defiled profaned Antonyms & Near Antonyms consecrated sanctified blessed hallowed venerated canonized blest deified sacralized purified spiritualized cleansed exorcised chastened exorcized expurgated See More
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