desanctification
desanctification noun: removal or reversal of sanctification.
Noun
desanctification (usually uncountable, plural desanctifications)
- Removal or reversal of sanctification.
- "It's nice to have a church building in the neighborhood," says Brendan Gill, the New Yorker theater critic and chairman emeritus of the New York Landmarks Conservancy. "If the interiors are not works of art, it's appropriate, after a process of desanctification, that these unused churches be...1985 July 3, Joseph Giovannini, “LIVING IN A FORMER CHURCH: SPACE, DRAMA AND TRANQUILITY”, in The New York Times
- If you and your spouse become aware of desanctifications, then you need a plan to work them out.2001 May 28, Brian Nystrom, Ordinary People, Extraordinary Marriages
- Synonyms:
- desacralization
Synonyms of desanctification
Forms of desanctification
| plural | desanctifications |
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Origin of desanctification
From de- + sanctification.
Questions about desanctification
- What does desanctification mean?
- Desanctification means removal or reversal of sanctification.
- What part of speech is desanctification?
- Desanctification is a noun.
- What is the plural of desanctification?
- The plural of desanctification is desanctifications.
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