desanctify
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desanctify
Where it comes from
From de- + sanctify.
verb desanctifies · desanctifying · desanctified
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To remove the sanctified status of.
His utopias aren't "nowhere" -- counterfactual examples of how things might be in order to desanctify how things actually are.
Similar: desacralize, desecrate, unconsecrate
Talk about this word "desanctify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/desanctify. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. desanctify. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/desanctify "desanctify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/desanctify.Cite this
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title = {desanctify},
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