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desacralized

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verb

past tense of desacralize
as in violated
to remove the sacred qualities or status of complained that contemporary society has desacralized and trivialized the celebration of Christmas

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Verb
  • Months later, the Department of Justice concluded that five Texas juvenile detention centers violated children's constitutional and civil rights.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment that the commission, by approving the plans, has violated their fundamental rights.
    Amy Green, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Her fiancé killed himself out of grief and was buried nearby on unconsecrated ground.
    Joe Kloc, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023
  • For a person that was—was supposed to be baptized, they’re not supposed to put into unconsecrated ground.
    Dan Barry, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
Adjective
  • The rock opera is a secular take on the final days of Jesus, and is written as a somewhat provocative, subversive story, but does not outright mock the teachings of Christianity.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
  • In the film, Seeger is portrayed as a secular saint — serene and good humored, the troubadour as social justice warrior.
    Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Desacralized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desacralized. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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