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单词 reconsecrating
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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

reconsecrating

verb

present participle of reconsecrate
as in lustrating

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • lustrating
  • sacralizing
  • blessing
  • consecrating
  • sanctifying
  • cleansing
  • purifying
  • hallowing
  • chastening
  • dedicating
  • devoting
  • spiritualizing
  • expurgating
  • baptizing
  • committing
  • exorcising
  • canonizing
  • exorcizing
  • baptising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • deconsecrating
  • desacralizing
  • desanctifying
  • violating
  • desecrating
  • defiling
  • polluting
  • profaning
  • soiling
  • fouling
  • tainting
  • dirtying
  • punishing
  • cursing
  • cussing
  • blaspheming
  • damning
  • condemning
  • execrating
  • damning
  • casting out
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