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verbunconsecrate (third-person singular simple present unconsecrates, present participle unconsecrating, simple past and past participle unconsecrated)
present singular third person unconsecrates · participle present unconsecrating · participle past unconsecrated · past unconsecrated
- obsoletetransitiveTo render not sacred; to remove sanctity.
unconsecrated and profaned that sacred edifice
1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), LondonSynonyms: deconsecrate, desecrate
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verbTo render not sacred; to remove sanctity.
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unconsecrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconsecrate
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