deconsecrate

to remove the sacred qualities or status of hoping to raise much-needed funds, the church elders deconsecrated the 18th-century silver chalice and consigned it to a high-end auction house Synonyms desanctify, desacralizeRelated Words defile, desecrate, profane, violateNear Antonyms canonize, deify, venerate; spiritualize; chasten, cleanse, purify; exorcise (also exorcize), expurgateAntonyms bless, consecrate, hallow, sacralize, sanctify