de·con·se·crate

verb

/ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪkreɪt/

/ˌdiːˈkɑːnsɪkreɪt/

(religion)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they deconsecrate	/ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪkreɪt/ /ˌdiːˈkɑːnsɪkreɪt/
he / she / it deconsecrates	/ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪkreɪts/ /ˌdiːˈkɑːnsɪkreɪts/
past simple deconsecrated	/ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪkreɪtɪd/ /ˌdiːˈkɑːnsɪkreɪtɪd/
past participle deconsecrated	/ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪkreɪtɪd/ /ˌdiːˈkɑːnsɪkreɪtɪd/
-ing form deconsecrating	/ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪkreɪtɪŋ/ /ˌdiːˈkɑːnsɪkreɪtɪŋ/

deconsecrate something to officially stop using a building for religious purposes停止把（建筑物等）用于宗教目的；把…改作俗用
- a deconsecrated church改作俗用的教堂