verb
- to remove the sacred character from something; to make something no longer holy or consecrated
Usage: formal; religious contexts
Examples
- The bishop decided to deconsecrate the old church before it was demolished.
- They had to deconsecrate the cemetery before moving the graves.
- The cathedral was deconsecrated and converted into a concert hall.
- Religious authorities must formally deconsecrate sacred ground.
- The process to deconsecrate the chapel took several months.
- Local residents protested the decision to deconsecrate the historic shrine.