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Definition of Deconsecrated
1. Adjective. Divested of consecration.
Definition of Deconsecrated
1. Verb. (past of deconsecrate) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deconsecrated
1. deconsecrate [v] - See also: deconsecrate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deconsecrated
Literary usage of Deconsecrated
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Old Testament History by Henry Preserved Smith (1903)
"... desecrated (deconsecrated) iis dwelling. shows that the sacredness of an
ancient site cannot Dyed. People who have a living faith in their God [is will ..."
2. Canada and the Canadian Question by Goldwin Smith (1891)
"... by proclaiming that in whatever spot the excommunicate might be laid that spot
would thereby be cut off from the rest of the ground and deconsecrated; ..."
3. London Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions by Henry B. Wheatley, Peter Cunningham (1891)
"The last service was performed and the church formally " deconsecrated," February
8, 1867. The parish of St. Leonard's Eastcheap had been united after the ..."
4. Italian Lakes by Richard Sale (2006)
"thirteenth century, but deconsecrated following extensive fire damage. The Gothic
façade is superb, though little else remains of the original. ..."
5. Campfires on Desert and Lava by William Temple Hornaday (1908)
"At sunrise the temperature was 42° F. While the camp was being deconsecrated and
repacked in the wagons, I skinned the horned owl, and finished the task on ..."
6. Morocco by Ken Bernstein (2001)
"An attractive vestige of the colonial era, the Sacred Heart Cathedral (Cathedrale
du Sacre Coeur) has been deconsecrated and is now used as a school, ..."
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