deconsecrate

/ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪkreɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdiːˈkɑːnsɪkreɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)dē-ˈkän(t)-sə-ˌkrāt/ (ame, mw)

deconsecrate — 動詞

  • deconsecratepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • deconsecrateshe / she / it
  • deconsecratedpast simple
  • deconsecrating-ing form

1. to perform an official ceremony or legal act that removes the holy status from a

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

解除聖化

正式取消宗教建築的神聖地位

to perform an official ceremony or legal act that removes the holy status from a building such as a church or temple, so that it may be used for non-religious purposes

例句

St. Bridget's Church was deconsecrated in 2018 after sixty years of declining attendance.

聖布里奇特教堂在經過六十年逐漸減少的聚會人數後，於2018年被解除聖化。

passive: be deconsecrated

The Anglican diocese deconsecrated three rural churches to cut running costs.

英國聖公會教區為削減營運開支，解除了三座鄉村教堂的聖化地位。

同義詞
  • secularize

    broader — can apply to society, education, or government, not just buildings

  • desacralize

    less formal; often used for abstract things losing sacred meaning

反義詞
  • consecrate

    to officially make a building or object holy for religious use

  • sanctify

    to set apart as holy, used more broadly for people, days, and objects

文法句型

deconsecrate + building (church, chapel, cathedral, etc.)

用法筆記

Object is almost always a religious building (church, chapel, cathedral, abbey, synagogue, temple, mosque, etc.). Frequently used in the passive voice when the agent performing the act is less important than the fact it happened.

常見錯誤

❌Vandals deconsecrated the church by smashing the altar.
✅Vandals desecrated the church by smashing the altar.
💡'deconsecrate' is a formal, official act by religious authorities; 'desecrate' means to damage or disrespect something sacred.