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desacralized

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verb

past tense of desacralize
as in violated
to remove the sacred qualities or status of complained that contemporary society has desacralized and trivialized the celebration of Christmas

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Verb
  • Months later, the Department of Justice concluded that five Texas juvenile detention centers violated children's constitutional and civil rights.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment that the commission, by approving the plans, has violated their fundamental rights.
    Amy Green, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Her fiancé killed himself out of grief and was buried nearby on unconsecrated ground.
    Joe Kloc, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023
  • For a person that was—was supposed to be baptized, they’re not supposed to put into unconsecrated ground.
    Dan Barry, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
Adjective
  • Europe, as a whole, has become more secular, socially progressive and vocally hostile toward conservative ideology.
    Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
  • Some religious colleges and universities are doing fine and even posting enrollment gains — at least in part because of growing political divisions, campus protests and ideological attacks on secular institutions, said David Hoag, president of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities.
    Jon Marcus, NPR, 18 May 2025
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“Desacralized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desacralized. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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