desacralizing

present participle of desacralize
as in violating
to remove the sacred qualities or status of complained that contemporary society has desacralized and trivialized the celebration of Christmas

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violating
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  • But the remarks follow Russian drone incursions into Poland as well as Russian fighter jets violating Estonian airspace, forcing NATO to intercept them.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Board meetings were also being held in secret, violating state law.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Desacralizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desacralizing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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