desacralize

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

verb (used with object)

desacralized, desacralizing 

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

Other Word Forms

• desacralization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of desacralize¹

de- + sacral ¹ + -ize

Example Sentences

“In a way, we desacralized French literature by making it more accessible to everyone,” Mr. Santaki said.

From New York Times

After all, part of a good Roman daddy's responsibilities included his priestly duties, which in this desacralized age would probably involve praying to the oft-invoked golf gods.

From Newsweek

Lovecraft desacralized cosmic horror, reinterpreting it through the lens of modern scientific theory and removing its Victorian moral assumptions.

From Salon