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Definition of deconsecrate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

deconsecrate

verb

NAmE//ˌdiˈkɑnsəˌkreɪt//

deconsecrate something (religion)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they deconsecrate

he / she / it deconsecrates

past simple deconsecrated

-ing form deconsecrating

to stop using something, especially a building, for a religious purpose a deconsecrated church

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deconsecration

NAmE//ˌdiˌkɑnsəˈkreɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See deconsecrate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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