deconsecrate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /diːˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt/ (UK)
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-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *sakrāō Latin sacrō Latin cōnsecrōbor. Middle English consecraten English consecrate English deconsecrate From de- + consecrate.
Meanings
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To remove the holy or sacred status of a place
The ancient Romans deconsecrated city walls with a plow, undoing the rituals that first established their course.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deconsecrated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deconsecrated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| deconsecrates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| deconsecrating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |