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desacralize

/diːˈsæk.rə.laɪz/

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verb

/diːˈsæk.rə.laɪz/C2formal
  • ruГлагол, означающий лишить что-либо сакрального или религиозного значения; секуляризировать или лишить священного статуса.

A verb meaning to remove the sacred or religious significance from something; to secularize or strip of holy status.

  1. Transfer from ecclesiastical to civil controlC1formal

    To remove the sacred or religious status from something, often by transferring its ownership or use from a church to a secular authority.

    ruПередать от церковного к гражданскому контролю

    • The government decided to desacralize the old monastery and turn it into a museum.
    • During the revolution, many churches were desacralized and used as warehouses.
    • The process to desacralize the land took several years of legal battles.

    Synonymsdeconsecratelaicizesecularize

    Antonymsconsecrate

Forms
  • desacralized past participle
  • desacralized past simple
  • desacralizing present participle
  • desacralizes third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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