Examples of deconsecrate in a Sentence

hoping to raise much-needed funds, the church elders deconsecrated the 18th-century silver chalice and consigned it to a high-end auction house

Recent Examples on the Web Perhaps the best thing would be to deconsecrate the site and create a museum that explains what happened at the Valley itself. — The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019 The church was deconsecrated in 2010, and the charter school arrived in 2013. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2019 In late July, about 70 former members were drawn back to the synagogue for a service to deconsecrate the synagogue. — Karen Berkowitz, chicagotribune.com, 1 Aug. 2019 Whether a gutted and deconsecrated former church building fits the definition remains to be seen. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 June 2019 There is no single answer, but protest, not piety, seems to be a recurring theme—whether or not the venue is deconsecrated. — Vogue, 24 Apr. 2018 The archdiocese, which had been bent on leveling the deconsecrated building, then reversed course and found a developer willing to convert the 19th century Polish church into apartments. — Inga Saffron, Philly.com, 22 Mar. 2018 Under canon law, a church cannot serve secular purposes, like a restaurant, without first being relegated, or deconsecrated. — Jordan Otero Sisson, Courant Community, 25 Aug. 2017 In the decree, Blair cited diminishing membership and intolerable financial burdens among the reasons for deconsecrating St. Margaret, built in 1910. — Jordan Otero Sisson, courant.com, 2 June 2017 See More

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