de|sa|cral|ize

de|sa|cral|ize
de|sa|cral|ize «dee SAY kruh lyz, -SAK ruh-», transitive verb, -ized, -iz|ing.
to divest (an idea or institution) of its sacredness; make less sacred: »

We must desacralize the nuclear deity,…relegating it to the destructive material entity that it is (Atlantic).


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  • sa|cral|ize — «SAY kruh lyz, SAK ruh », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make sacred; endow (an idea or institution) with sacredness; sanctify …   Useful english dictionary

  • cral — de·sa·cral·i·za·tion; de·sa·cral·ize; ful·cral; in·vo·lu·cral; ad·am·bu·la·cral; …   English syllables

  • desacralize — de·sa·cral·ize …   English syllables

  • de — de·magnetization; de·magnetize; de·mand·able; de·mand·ant; de·manganize; de·man·i·an; de·man·sia; de·man·toid; de·mar·cate; de·mar·ca·tion; de·mar·ca·tor; de·march; de·marche; de·mar·ga·rin·ate; de·mark; de·mast; de·materialize; de·mat·i·a·ce·ae; …   English syllables

  • sa — ab·sa·ro·ka; ab·scis·sa; ac·cu·sa·tion; ac·cu·sa·ti·val; ac·cu·sa·trix; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; ac·o·la·pis·sa; ad·ver·sa·tive; af·to·sa; aglos·sa; ahim·sa; alo·sa; al·sa·tia; ama·ga·sa·ki; am·bas·sa·dor; am·bas·sa·do·ri·al; am·bas·sa·dor·ship;… …   English syllables

  • desacralize — de•sa•cral•ize [[t]diˈseɪ krəˌlaɪz, ˈsæk rə [/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing rel to remove the sacredness from; secularize • Etymology: 1910–15 de•sa cral•i•za′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

  • sacralize — sa•cral•ize [[t]ˈseɪ krəˌlaɪz, ˈsæk rə [/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing cvb rel to make sacred; imbue with sacred character • Etymology: 1930–35 sa cral•i•za′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

  • la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… …   English syllables

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