Deconsecrate and Deify

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Deconsecrate

Deconsecrate verb - To remove the sacred qualities or status of.

Usage example: hoping to raise much-needed funds, the church elders deconsecrated the 18th-century silver chalice and consigned it to a high-end auction house

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Deify is an antonym for deconsecrate.

Deify

Deify verb - To love or admire too much.

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Deconsecrate is an antonym for deify.

Nearby Words: deification, deity, deified, deifying

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