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单词 reconsecrate
释义

reconsecrate

verb

re·​con·​se·​crate (ˌ)rē-ˈkän(t)-sə-ˌkrāt How to pronounce reconsecrate (audio)
reconsecrated; reconsecrating; reconsecrates

transitive verb

: to consecrate (something) again
reconsecrated the altar, thereby reclaiming the sacred space. Jill Fehleison
Today we reconsecrate our country to long-cherished ideals in a suddenly changed civilization. Franklin D. Roosevelt
reconsecration
(ˌ)rē-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkrā-shən How to pronounce reconsecrate (audio)
noun
plural reconsecrations
From its completion in 1743 as a Lutheran church, to its collapse near the end of World War II, to its reconsecration in 2005, the Frauenkirche has long had a special place in this medieval city.

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

reconsecrate

verb

as in to consecrate

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • consecrate
  • sacralize
  • sanctify
  • purify
  • bless
  • cleanse
  • hallow
  • lustrate
  • dedicate
  • chasten
  • spiritualize
  • exorcise
  • devote
  • baptize
  • expurgate
  • canonize
  • commit
  • exorcize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • desecrate
  • soil
  • defile
  • deconsecrate
  • desacralize
  • violate
  • desanctify
  • profane
  • dirty
  • pollute
  • taint
  • punish
  • blaspheme
  • foul
  • curse
  • condemn
  • cuss
  • damn
  • execrate
  • damn
  • cast out
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