"deconsecrate" meaning in English

See deconsecrate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /diːˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt/ [UK] Forms: deconsecrates [present, singular, third-person], deconsecrating [participle, present], deconsecrated [participle, past], deconsecrated [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós Proto-Italic *sakros Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *sakrāō Latin sacrō Latin cōnsecrōbor. Middle English consecraten English consecrate English deconsecrate From de- + consecrate. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|de-|consecrate|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós Proto-Italic *sakros Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *sakrāō Latin sacrō Latin cōnsecrōbor. 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Head templates: {{en-verb}} deconsecrate (third-person singular simple present deconsecrates, present participle deconsecrating, simple past and past participle deconsecrated)
  1. To remove the holy or sacred status of a place Synonyms: disconsecrate, exaugurate Hypernyms: secularize, profane

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "deconsecrates",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deconsecrating",
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "deconsecrated",
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      "expansion": "deconsecrate (third-person singular simple present deconsecrates, present participle deconsecrating, simple past and past participle deconsecrated)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "word": "secularize"
    },
    {
      "word": "profane"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *de",
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        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *ḱóm",
        "English terms prefixed with de-",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
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          "text": "The ancient Romans deconsecrated city walls with a plow, undoing the rituals that first established their course.",
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        "To remove the holy or sacred status of a place"
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        [
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        [
          "sacred",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/diːˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt/",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "word": "disconsecrate"
    },
    {
      "word": "exaugurate"
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}

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