desacralize

ˌdiːˈsækrəˌlaɪz

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Definition of desacralize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

religion

Rare

remove the sacredness of something

Rare

The church was desacralized and turned into a museum.

deconsecrate

profane

secularize

secularization

Rare

transfer from religious to civil control

Rare

The land was desacralized and sold to developers.

deconsecrate

secularize

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Origin of desacralize

Latin, de- (remove) + sacrare (to make sacred)

Examples of desacralize in a sentence

The ritual was desacralized by the new policy.
The church was desacralized before being turned into a museum.
They decided to desacralize the old monastery.

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French:désacraliser, séculariser, ...
German:entweihen, entheiligen, ...
Italian:desacralizzare, secolarizzare, ...
Spanish:desacralizar, secularizar, ...
Portuguese:dessacralizar, desconsagrar, ...
Chinese:去圣化, ...
Japanese:神聖さを取り除く, 非宗教化する, ...
Arabic:أَزالَ القُداسَةَ, حَوَّلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַסִּיר מִקְּדוּשָׁה, לְהַעֲבִיר לִשְׁלִיטָה אֶזְרָחִית, ...
Russian:десакрализовать, десакрализовывать, ...
Ukrainian:десакралізувати, секуляризувати, ...
Hindi:पवित्रता हटाना, धर्मनिरपेक्ष करना, ...
Bengali:পবিত্রতা অপসারণ করা, ধর্মনিরপেক্ষীকরণ করা, ...
Catalan:dessacralitzar, laicitzar, ...
Czech:desakralizovat, sekularizovat, ...
Danish:afhellige, desakralisere, ...
Dutch:ontwijden, seculariseren, ...
Greek:αποιεροποιώ, αποχαρακτηρίζω, ...
Hungarian:deszakralizálni, szekularizálni, ...
Khmer:លុបបំបាត់ភាពពិសិដ្ឋ, ផ្ទេរការគ្រប់គ្រងពីសាសនាទៅអាជ្ញាធរស៊ីវិល, ...
Korean:세속화하다, 비종교화하다, ...
Persian:از قداست خارج کرد, سکولار کرد, ...
Polish:desakralizować, przekształcić, ...
Portuguese (BR):dessacralizar, desacralizar, ...
Romanian:a desacraliza, ...
Swedish:avhelga, sekularisera, ...
Thai:ลบล้างความศักดิ์สิทธิ์, โอนย้ายจากศาสนา, ...
Turkish:kutsallıktan çıkarmak, sekülerleştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:xóa bỏ tính thiêng liêng, thế tục hóa, ...

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