reconsecrate

verb

re·​con·​se·​crate (ˌ)rē-ˈkän(t)-sə-ˌkrāt 

reconsecrated; reconsecrating; reconsecrates

transitive verb

: to consecrate (something) again

… reconsecrated the altar, thereby reclaiming the sacred space.

—Jill Fehleison

Today we reconsecrate our country to long-cherished ideals in a suddenly changed civilization.

—Franklin D. Roosevelt

reconsecration

(ˌ)rē-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkrā-shən 

noun

plural reconsecrations

From its completion in 1743 as a Lutheran church, to its collapse near the end of World War II, to its reconsecration in 2005, the Frauenkirche has long had a special place in this medieval city.

Examples of reconsecrate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tears and smiles could be seen at Congregation Beth Israel on Thursday as the members prepared to reconsecrate the synagogue after a gunman held Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and three others hostage almost three months ago. —Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2022

Aymond explained that the ensuing ritual would reconsecrate the altar and the church to Christ. —Sara Pagones | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 10 Oct. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above