deconsecrate
verb /ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪkreɪt/
/ˌdiːˈkɑːnsɪkreɪt/
(religion)Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they deconsecrate | /ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪkreɪt/ /ˌdiːˈkɑːnsɪkreɪt/ |
he / she / it deconsecrates | /ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪkreɪts/ /ˌdiːˈkɑːnsɪkreɪts/ |
past simple deconsecrated | /ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪkreɪtɪd/ /ˌdiːˈkɑːnsɪkreɪtɪd/ |
past participle deconsecrated | /ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪkreɪtɪd/ /ˌdiːˈkɑːnsɪkreɪtɪd/ |
-ing form deconsecrating | /ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪkreɪtɪŋ/ /ˌdiːˈkɑːnsɪkreɪtɪŋ/ |
- deconsecrate something to officially stop using a building for religious purposes
- a deconsecrated church