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PRONUNCIATION OF DECONSECRATION

deconsecration  [diːˌkɒnsɪˈkreɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECONSECRATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deconsecration is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DECONSECRATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

deconsecration

Deconsecration

Deconsecration is the act of removing a religious blessing from something that had been previously consecrated by a minister or priest of that religion. The practice is usually performed on churches to be rendered to public use or demolished.

Definition of deconsecration in the English dictionary

The definition of deconsecration in the dictionary is the transferring of a church to secular use.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECONSECRATION


administration
ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən
celebration
ˌselɪˈbreɪʃən
collaboration
kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃən
concentration
ˌkɒnsənˈtreɪʃən
configuration
kənˌfɪɡjʊˈreɪʃən
Consecration
ˌkɒnsɪˈkreɪʃən
consideration
kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən
corporation
ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən
decoration
ˌdɛkəˈreɪʃən
duration
djʊˈreɪʃən
execration
ˌeksɪˈkreɪʃən
federation
ˌfɛdəˈreɪʃən
generation
ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən
illustration
ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən
inspiration
ˌɪnspɪˈreɪʃən
obsecration
ˌɒbsɪˈkreɪʃən
operation
ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən
preparation
ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən
reconsecration
ˌriːkɒnsɪˈkreɪʃən
registration
ˌrɛdʒɪˈstreɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECONSECRATION

deconcentrate
deconcentration
decondition
decongest
decongestant
decongestion
decongestive
deconsecrate
deconsecrated
deconstruct
deconstructed
deconstruction
deconstructive
deconstructor
decontaminant
decontaminate
decontamination
decontaminative
decontaminator
decontextualise

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECONSECRATION

accreditation
action
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
creation
destination
documentation
education
evaluation
excitation
formation
foundation
hesitation
identification

Synonyms and antonyms of deconsecration in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «deconsecration» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECONSECRATION

Find out the translation of deconsecration to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of deconsecration from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deconsecration» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

deconsecration
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desacralización
570 millions of speakers

English

deconsecration
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

deconsecration
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

deconsecration
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ихрама
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desconsagração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

deconsecration
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désacralisation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Deconsecration
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Entweihung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

deconsecration
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

deconsecration
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Deconsecration
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

deconsecration
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

deconsecration
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिवर्तन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

deconsecration
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sconsacrazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

deconsecration
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ихрама
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deconsecration
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

deconsecration
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

deconsecration
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

deconsecration
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

deconsecration
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deconsecration

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECONSECRATION»

The term «deconsecration» is used very little and occupies the 181.962 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECONSECRATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «deconsecration» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «deconsecration» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deconsecration

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECONSECRATION»

Discover the use of deconsecration in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deconsecration and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Signs Taken for Wonders: On the Sociology of Literary Forms
The. Great. Eclipse. Tragic. Form. as. the. Deconsecration. of. Sovereignty. 'That thence the Royal Actor born /The Tragick Scaffold might adorn: /While round the armed Bands/ Did clap their bloody hands./He nothing common did or mean/ ...
Franco Moretti, 2005
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Encyclopedia of British Poetry, 1900 to the Present, Second ...
"Hymn. for. Holy. Deconsecration". Work Author: Sylvia Townsend Warner Despite leaving nine volumes of poetry and the posthumous publication of her Collected Poems (1982), Sylvia Townsend Warner was knownprimarily asa novelistinher ...
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The Ritual Magic Workbook: A Practical Course of Self-Initiation
There is a long way and a short way to go about deconsecration, the long way needs time, effort, and more know how in the magical sense than you can acquire in twelve short months. The short way is just as effective, and if the truth must be ...
Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki, 1998
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Comparative Hermeneutics of Rabbinic Judaism, The, Volume ...
It also is not a statement of substitution, because the language of deconsecration bears no effects for substitution.] All sons of linguistic usages serve as an expression affixed valuations except for language limited to the meaning of one's actual ...
Jacob Neusner, 2000
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Immersed in the Life of God: The Healing Resources of the ...
Recently, in response to pastoral need and changing circumstances, an interesting twist on consecratory rituals has emerged: deconsecration of buildings and relationships previously consecrated. These include rites for the deconsecration of ...
Paul L. Gavrilyuk, Douglas M. Koskela, Jason E. Vickers, 2008
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The Craft of Ritual Studies
In documenting the deconsecration of a rural Canadian United Church in southern Ontario, my colleague Barry Stephenson and I initiated a place-focused research project. Its first result was an online album of still photographs, which seemed ...
Ronald L. Grimes, 2014
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The Halakhah: An Encyclopaedia of the Law of Judaism
All sorts of linguistic usages serve as an expression of deconsecration, except for the language of substitution. All sorts of linguistic usages serve as an expression of substitution, except for the language of deconsecration. If one said of Holy ...
Jacob Neusner, 2000
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Arguments for a Theatre
The. deconsecration. of. meaning. in. the. Theatre. of. Catastrophe. The Theatre of Catastrophe refuses to endorse clarity as a principle of production in art. The question 'What is he saying?' cannot be applied to this theatre and is already a ...
Howard Barker, 1997
9
Leaving the 20th Century: The Incomplete Work of the ...
Caught in the vortex of deconsecration and reconsec ration, essentially we stand for the negation of the following elements: the organisation of appearances as a spectacle where everyone denies themselves; the separation on which private ...
Christopher Gray, 1998
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Omnifray RPG Expert Manual
Curing which has already taken effect will not be reversed. Deconsecration Versatility Cost: Unique 3 Holy Favour Cost: Innate: 80 or 2d20+59; Priestly: 60 or 2d20+39 Manifestations: imperceptible; invisible; ordinary The innate version of this ...
Matt West, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECONSECRATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term deconsecration is used in the context of the following news items.
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Two Methodist churches closing doors today after 250 years
Butte native Kama Hamilton-Morton will preach and lead liturgy, including the deconsecration of the church so they may be used for other ... «Helena Independent Record, Jul 15»
2
End of an era: Two Butte churches closing after 250 years
Butte native Kama Hamilton-Morton will preach and lead liturgy, including the deconsecration of the church so they may be used for other ... «Montana Standard, Jul 15»
3
DINING: Altered church gets new life as brewpub
Additional churches and a shift in population were among the factors that led to its closure and deconsecration in 1949 (its bells were moved to ... «Indianapolis Business Journal, Jun 15»
4
Exeter Twp. church votes to close its doors
A deconsecration service will take place around Aug. 30. Marian Hartman, who serves as district superintendent of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre ... «Citizens Voice, Jun 15»
5
Key Memorial UMC, to close its doors, bids its 135 year legacy …
The North Texas Conference will officiate the closing ceremony next Sunday with the deconsecration of the altar and disbandment of the ... «Sherman Denison Herald Democrat, Jun 15»
6
Prairie Oyster frontman to play Irondale
... cultural events to revitalize the 128-year-old Irondale Historical Church that was facing deconsecration by the Anglican Church hierarchy. «Minden Times, May 15»
7
St. Matthias Church property remains sacred ground
Deconsecration, if deconsecration is possible at all, is not a benign or purely ceremonial matter of convenience. Much to his credit, Bishop ... «Guelph Mercury, May 15»
8
Merged Worcester congregations to march Torahs to newer sanctuary
The next night will feature Havdalah as well as the deconsecration of the Persky Sanctuary. Songleader Josh Shriber of Jammin' With You! of ... «Worcester Telegram, Apr 15»
9
As An Entire Country Closes Its Churches, One Cardinal Mentions …
For the “deconsecration” of a sanctuary, it is the parish council that writes a simple request stating that only a few faithful attend a church and ... «Pewsitter, Apr 15»
10
St Cuthbert's final service on site
A deconsecration service, including Bible readings and a brief sermon, will be held in St Cuthbert's Church hall next Thursday at 7pm. «The Dominion Post, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
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