deconsecration

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Synonyms: reconsecration, consecration, deconsecrating, deconsecrations

Antonyms: reconsecration, consecration, deconsecrating, deconsecrations

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Noun

1. The undoing of [[consecration]]; a [[desecration]] or [[defilement]].
2. A [[ritual]] observing the removal from service of a [[sacred]] place, such as the closing of a [[church]].

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