deconsecrate
Britishverb
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- deconsecration noun
Example Sentences
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As the population of the village fell, it was deconsecrated, so Mr Churches and his wife Jenny decided to buy the building.
From BBC
Terry McKeown, the project manager with Sailortown Regeneration, said people were very upset when the church was deconsecrated and the pulpit was removed.
From BBC
The artworks were rediscovered by a Zimbabwean who recognized the name Cyrene on the boxes when the church was being deconsecrated, according to a press release by organizers of the exhibition in Harare.
From Seattle Times
Dress got deconsecrated and inclusivity became a necessity.
From New York Times
In that time, 30 churches have been deconsecrated for secular use in Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island, leaving 172 Catholic churches in those boroughs.
From Seattle Times
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