deconsecrate

/ diːˈkɒnsɪˌkreɪt /

verb

1. tr to transfer (a church) to secular use

Derived Forms

• deˌconseˈcration, noun

Example Sentences

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

The parish and school were closed by the archdiocese of New York in 2015 before the church was deconsecrated two years later.

From Seattle Times