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unconsecrating

unconsecrating is the present participle and gerund of unconsecrate.

Meaning of unconsecrate

Verb

unconsecrate (third-person singular simple present unconsecrates, present participle unconsecrating, simple past and past participle unconsecrated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To render not sacred; to remove sanctity.
    • unconsecrated and profaned that sacred edifice1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London

Questions about unconsecrating

What is unconsecrating the present participle and gerund of?
Unconsecrating is the present participle and gerund of unconsecrate.

Words near unconsecrating in the dictionary

  1. unconsciousnesses
  2. unconscripted
  3. unconsecrate
  4. unconsecrated
  5. unconsecrates
  6. unconsecrating
  7. unconsecration
  8. unconsecutive
  9. unconsensual
  10. unconsensually
  11. unconsent

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