deconsecrating
Removing sacred status
Deconsecrating is the act of removing sacred status from a place or object that was previously consecrated for religious use.
When a church is deconsecrated, it can then be sold and converted to secular purposes like a residence or concert venue.
The diocese is deconsecrating several churches due to declining membership.
The process typically involves a formal ceremony that reverses the original consecration ritual.
Removal of sacred status
- profanationViolation of sanctity
- defilementAct of corrupting purity
- secularizingRemoving sacred character
- strippingRemoving outer layers
revoking · annulling · invalidating · unbless
Irreverence toward the sacred
- profaningViolating sacred things
- irreverenceDisregard for what's honored
- impietyIrreverence toward the divine
- defilementAct of corrupting purity
violation · abomination · heresy · iconoclasm · defacement · corruption · contamination · dishonor
Withdrawal of official status
- profaningViolating sacred things
- worldlyExperienced in practical affairs
- temporalRelating to chronology
- nonreligiousNot involving worship
Adapting for different use
- conversionAct of changing states
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- redevelopmentRebuilding an existing area
- decommissioningWithdrawing from active service
restructuring · reinvention · changeover · rehabilitation · restoration · rebuilding · remodeling
desanctification
Removal of sacred status
- profanationViolation of sanctity
- defilementAct of corrupting purity
- secularizingRemoving sacred character
stripping · revoking · annulling · invalidating · unbless
blasphemy
Irreverence toward the sacred
- profaningViolating sacred things
- irreverenceDisregard for what's honored
- impietyIrreverence toward the divine
defilement · violation · abomination · heresy · iconoclasm · defacement · corruption · contamination · dishonor · degradation
disestablishment
Withdrawal of official status
repurposing
Adapting for different use
- conversionAct of changing states
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- redevelopmentRebuilding an existing area
decommissioning · restructuring · reinvention · changeover · rehabilitation · restoration · rebuilding · remodeling
deconsecratingconsecrating
Making officially holy
sanctifying · blessing · hallowing · dedicating · anointing
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Conferring dignity or honor
exalting · glorifying · venerating · deifying · divinizing