deconsecrate

• Verb, das bedeutet, einem Ort oder Gegenstand, meist einer Kirche oder einem religiösen Gebäude, den geweihten oder heiligen Status zu nehmen.

A verb meaning to remove the sacred or consecrated status from a place or object, typically a church or religious building.

1. Remove sacred statusC2formal

   To officially remove the sacred or consecrated status from a person, place, or object.

   Entweihen

   • The church was deconsecrated and turned into a community center.
   • The bishop deconsecrated the old chapel after it fell into disrepair.
   • The relics were deconsecrated before being placed in the museum.

   Synonymedesacralizesecularize

   Antonymeblessconsecratehallowsanctify