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deconsecrating

deconsecrating is the present participle and gerund of deconsecrate.

Meaning of deconsecrate

Verb

deconsecrate (third-person singular simple present deconsecrates, present participle deconsecrating, simple past and past participle deconsecrated)

  1. To remove the holy or sacred status of a place
    • The ancient Romans deconsecrated city walls with a plow, undoing the rituals that first established their course.

Questions about deconsecrating

What is deconsecrating the present participle and gerund of?
Deconsecrating is the present participle and gerund of deconsecrate.

Words near deconsecrating in the dictionary

  1. deconning
  2. decons
  3. deconsecrate
  4. deconsecrated
  5. deconsecrates
  6. deconsecrating
  7. deconsecration
  8. deconsecrations
  9. deconsolidate
  10. deconsolidated
  11. deconsolidates

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