Etymology

desacralization

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Today it means: The reverse of sacralization, and occurs when a formerly dedicated religious structure such as a church or religious school is given over for another purpose outside of the particular religious organization which dedicated it for a sacred purpose. Full definition →

English sacralization ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishsacralization
  8. English todaydesacralization

From de- + sacralization.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.