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单词 desacralizes
释义

desacralize

verb

de·​sa·​cral·​ize (ˌ)dē-ˈsā-krə-ˌlīz How to pronounce desacralize (audio) -ˈsa- How to pronounce desacralize (audio)
desacralized; desacralizing

transitive verb

: to divest of sacred qualities or status
desacralization
(ˌ)dē-ˌsā-krə-lī-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce desacralize (audio)
-ˌsa-
noun

Synonyms

  • deconsecrate
  • desanctify
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Example Sentences

complained that contemporary society has desacralized and trivialized the celebration of Christmas
Recent Examples on the Web Aguilar thinks the basilica should be desacralized and turned into a museum. Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2019 Rumor and street culture—jokes, postcards, sayings, bawdy plays performed in saloons—changed the image of the czar and the czarina, desacralized them, before and during the war. Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

desacralizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of desacralize
as in desanctifies
to remove the sacred qualities or status of complained that contemporary society has desacralized and trivialized the celebration of Christmas

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • desanctifies
  • deconsecrates
  • violates
  • desecrates
  • defiles
  • profanes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sanctifies
  • blesses
  • consecrates
  • sacralizes
  • hallows
  • venerates
  • deifies
  • canonizes
  • spiritualizes
  • purifies
  • cleanses
  • chastens
  • exorcises
  • exorcizes
  • expurgates
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