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Definition of deconsecrate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. deconsecrate something to officially stop using a building for religious purposes
    • a deconsecrated church
See deconsecrate in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
ancient
adjective
 
 
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