DECONSECRATE

DECONSECRATE De *con "se *crate, v. t.

deconsecrate

de con se crate |dēˈkänsiˌkrāt diˈkɑnsəˌkreɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be deconsecrated ) transfer (a building ) from sacred to secular use: the church was deconsecrated in the early nineteenth century. DERIVATIVES de con se cra tion |-ˌkänsiˈkrāSHən |noun

deconsecrate

de |con ¦se |crate |diːˈkɒnsɪkreɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] transfer (a building ) from sacred to secular use: the church was deconsecrated in the early nineteenth century. DERIVATIVES deconsecration |-ˈkreɪʃ (ə )n |noun