deconsecrate
- IPA[dēˈkänsəˌkrāt]
美式
- transfer (a building) from sacred to secular use
verb: deconsecrate, 3rd person present: deconsecrates, gerund or present participle: deconsecrating, past tense: deconsecrated, past participle: deconsecrated
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. transfer (a building) from sacred to secular use the church was deconsecrated in the early nineteenth century
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- IPA[ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪkreɪt]
英式
- transfer (a building) from sacred to secular use: the church was deconsecrated in the early nineteenth century
Oxford Dictionary