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单词 reconsecrates
释义

reconsecrate

verb

re·​con·​se·​crate (ˌ)rē-ˈkän(t)-sə-ˌkrāt How to pronounce reconsecrate (audio)
reconsecrated; reconsecrating; reconsecrates

transitive verb

: to consecrate (something) again
reconsecrated the altar, thereby reclaiming the sacred space. Jill Fehleison
Today we reconsecrate our country to long-cherished ideals in a suddenly changed civilization. Franklin D. Roosevelt
reconsecration
(ˌ)rē-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkrā-shən How to pronounce reconsecrate (audio)
noun
plural reconsecrations
From its completion in 1743 as a Lutheran church, to its collapse near the end of World War II, to its reconsecration in 2005, the Frauenkirche has long had a special place in this medieval city.

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

reconsecrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of reconsecrate
as in sacralizes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sacralizes
  • lustrates
  • consecrates
  • sanctifies
  • hallows
  • purifies
  • blesses
  • cleanses
  • spiritualizes
  • chastens
  • dedicates
  • exorcizes
  • devotes
  • expurgates
  • baptizes
  • canonizes
  • commits
  • exorcises

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • deconsecrates
  • desacralizes
  • desanctifies
  • violates
  • desecrates
  • defiles
  • profanes
  • soils
  • pollutes
  • execrates
  • taints
  • dirties
  • fouls
  • punishes
  • blasphemes
  • cusses
  • curses
  • damns
  • damns
  • condemns
  • casts out
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