unsanctify

• Verbe signifiant ôter le caractère sacré à quelque chose, le profaner ou le souiller en le privant de son statut sacré.

An obsolete verb meaning to remove the sacred or holy status from something; to desecrate or profane.

1. Remove sanctificationC2formal

   To remove the sacred or holy status from something; to make something no longer considered sanctified or consecrated.

   désacraliser

   • The ritual was performed to unsanctify the ground after the desecration.
   • The church council voted to unsanctify the old chapel.
   • Some argue that certain actions can unsanctify a previously holy place.

   Synonymesdeconsecratedesecrateprofane

   Antonymesconsecratehallowsanctify