desacralize
desacralize — 動詞
- desacralizepresent simple I / you / we / they
- desacralizes3rd person singular
- desacralizing-ing form
- desacralizedpast simple
1. to stop treating a person, place, object, or custom as holy or specially protect
去神聖化
使失去神聖地位或光環
to stop treating a person, place, object, or custom as holy or specially protected by religion
Many young artists wanted to desacralize the old church by turning it into a gallery.
許多年輕藝術家想把那座老教堂去神聖化，改成藝廊。
desacralize + object by + -ing
The mayor's plan would desacralize the temple grounds for tourist events.
市長的計畫會把寺廟用地去神聖化，拿來辦觀光活動。
desacralize + sacred place
After the scandal, the newspaper tried to desacralize the saint's public image.
醜聞之後，那家報紙試圖把這位聖人的公眾形象去神聖化。
In the novel, Valentina desacralizes the family altar by using it as a shelf.
在小說裡，Valentina 把家族祭壇當成置物架，讓它失去神聖性。
The old icon was desacralized when shops began selling cheap copies.
當商店開始販售廉價複製品時，那尊古老聖像就被去神聖化了。
often passive
- desacralize a church
- desacralize a shrine
- desacralize a public image
- desacralize an altar
- secularize
Often stresses moving something out of religious control into civil or public use.
- demystify
Means making something easier to understand, not necessarily less holy.
- profane
Usually suggests disrespecting what is holy, which is stronger and more hostile.
- consecrate
Means to give a place or object a sacred purpose.
- sanctify
Emphasizes making something holy or treating it as holy.
文法句型
desacralize + object
be desacralized by + noun
desacralize + object by + -ing
用法筆記
Often used about churches, shrines, images, rituals, or public figures once treated with religious awe. The verb can also be used more broadly when art, politics, or the media make someone seem less holy or untouchable.
常見錯誤
同根字
- desacralization名詞C2
- sacralize動詞C2