as in to violate
to remove the sacred qualities or status of
desanctified the church building and converted it into condos
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Recent Examples of desanctify
Someone may have removed these features in an attempt to desanctify the religious icon, according to a government statement.
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Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2020
Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2020
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James Nagle, a former Army contracting official and practicing attorney who specializes in the federal contracting process, went even further, saying that the White House Offer potentially violated existing law.Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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The lawsuit claims that Chipotle’s failure to disclose these issues and their financial implications misled shareholders, potentially violating securities laws.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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Aguilar thinks the basilica should be desacralized and turned into a museum.Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2019
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Rumor and street culture—jokes, postcards, sayings, bawdy plays performed in saloons—changed the image of the czar and the czarina, desacralized them, before and during the war.Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017
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But the seminal Spanish-language church was deconsecrated by the Archdiocese of New York in January, paving the way for its potential sale, alteration or demolition.John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 2 June 2023
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Perhaps the best thing would be to deconsecrate the site and create a museum that explains what happened at the Valley itself.The Economist, The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019
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“Desanctify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desanctify. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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