Deconsecrate and Exorcise

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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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Exorcise is an antonym for deconsecrate.

Exorcise

Exorcise verb - To get rid of as useless or unwanted.

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Deconsecrate is an antonym for exorcise.

Nearby Words: exorcism, exorcize, exorcist, exorcising, exorcizing

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