desacralize

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desacralize

verb desacralizes · desacralizing · desacralized · desacralise

transitive To remove the sacredness of. If whiteness bespoke purity and godliness, then poor white trash implied an ungodly, desacralized, polluted whiteness.
Similar: desanctify, desecrate

Opposite: sacralize

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@misc{desacralize_2026,
  title = {desacralize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/desacralize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}