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re·con·se·crate | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈkän(t)-sə-ˌkrāt 
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\reconsecrated; reconsecrating; reconsecrates
Definition of reconsecrate
: 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
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reconsecration \ (ˌ)rē-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkrā-shən \ noun, plural reconsecrations
\ 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.
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The first known use of reconsecrate was in 1611
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