verb
- to remove the sacred character or status from something; to make secular or ordinary
Usage: formal; often used in religious or sociological contexts
Examples
- The reform movement sought to desacralize traditional religious practices.
- Modern society has begun to desacralize many institutions once considered holy.
- The archaeologists were careful not to desacralize the ancient burial site.
- Critics argued that commercialization would desacralize the historic temple.
- The process of desacralizing marriage has been debated for decades.
- Some believe that science tends to desacralize natural phenomena.