Meaning & use
Deconsecrated
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Formally stripped of sacred or religious status and no longer used for worship.
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The deconsecrated chapel was converted into a bookstore.
Several deconsecrated churches in the city now serve as concert venues.
A note on using this word
The formal ceremony that removes a building's sacred status is itself called "deconsecration."
Words with a similar meaning
desanctifiedsecularized
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Words with an opposite meaning
consecratedsanctified
Another way to use it
2. verb
Past tense and past participle of the verb "deconsecrate," to formally remove sacred status from.
The bishop deconsecrated the old cathedral before it was sold.
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