reconsecrate
verb
re·con·se·crate
(ˌ)rē-ˈkän(t)-sə-ˌkrāt 
reconsecrated; reconsecrating; reconsecrates
: to consecrate (something) again
… reconsecrated the altar, thereby reclaiming the sacred space.—
Jill Fehleison
Jill FehleisonToday we reconsecrate our country to long-cherished ideals in a suddenly changed civilization.—Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
reconsecration
noun
plural reconsecrations
From its completion in 1743 as a Lutheran church, to its collapse near the end of World War II, to its reconsecration in 2005, the Frauenkirche has long had a special place in this medieval city.
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Tears and smiles could be seen at Congregation Beth Israel on Thursday as the members prepared to reconsecrate the synagogue after a gunman held Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and three others hostage almost three months ago.
—Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2022
Aymond explained that the ensuing ritual would reconsecrate the altar and the church to Christ.
—Sara Pagones | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 10 Oct. 2020
Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2022
Aymond explained that the ensuing ritual would reconsecrate the altar and the church to Christ.
—Sara Pagones | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 10 Oct. 2020
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“Reconsecrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconsecrate. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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