de·sa·cral·ize
(ˌ)dē-ˈsā-krə-ˌlīz 
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desacralized; desacralizing
: to divest of sacred qualities or status
de·sa·cral·i·za·tion
(¦)dēˌsākrələ̇¦zāshən
plural -s
: the act of desacralizing or state of being desacralized
Examples of desacralize in a Sentence
Verb
complained that contemporary society has desacralized and trivialized the celebration of Christmas
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Stephania Taladrid,
The New Yorker,
26 Oct. 2019
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.
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Olga Ingurazova,
Smithsonian,
29 Sep. 2017
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Verb
Aguilar thinks the basilica should be desacralized and turned into a museum.
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Stephania Taladrid,
The New Yorker,
26 Oct. 2019
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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“Desacralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desacralize. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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