desacralize

[ dee-sey-kruh-lahyz, -sak-ruh- ]

verb (used with object)

, de·sa·cral·ized, de·sa·cral·iz·ing.

1. to remove the aura of sacredness from; secularize.

Other Words From

• de·sacral·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of desacralize¹

de- + sacral ¹ + -ize