deconsecrate

2 definitions found

deconsecrate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Deconsecrate \De*con"se*crate\ (d[-e]*k[o^]n"s[-e]*kr[=a]t), v.
     t.
     To deprive of sacredness; to secularize. --
     De*con`se*cra"tion, n.
     [1913 Webster]

deconsecrate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  deconsecrate
      v 1: remove the consecration from a person or an object [syn:
           desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrate] [ant: bless,
           consecrate, hallow, sanctify]