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desacralize
[ dee-sey-kruh-lahyz, -sak-ruh- ]
verb (used with object)
, de·sa·cral·ized, de·sa·cral·iz·ing.
- to remove the aura of sacredness from; secularize.
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- de·sacral·i·zation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of desacralize1
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Example Sentences
“In a way, we desacralized French literature by making it more accessible to everyone,” Mr. Santaki said.
From New York Times
After all, part of a good Roman daddy's responsibilities included his priestly duties, which in this desacralized age would probably involve praying to the oft-invoked golf gods.
From Newsweek
Lovecraft desacralized cosmic horror, reinterpreting it through the lens of modern scientific theory and removing its Victorian moral assumptions.
From Salon
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