deconsecrate

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  1. transitive verb To make (a church, synagogue, or temple, for example) no longer consecrated.

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  • If the past congregation approves of the temple's donation, Samuels said the institute would send a rabbi to Brookhaven to deconsecrate the building, after which the temple would no longer be considered an operational Jewish temple.
  • Doug, "deconsecrate" is not a new word. —  Stand Firm
 

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/diˈkɑnsəkreɪt/
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