Deconsecrate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Deconsecrate \De*con"se*crate\ (d[-e]*k[o^]n"s[-e]*kr[=a]t), v.
     t.
     To deprive of sacredness; to secularize. --
     {De*con`se*cra"tion}, n.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  deconsecrate
       v : remove the consecration from a person or an object [syn: {desecrate}]
           [ant: {consecrate}]