Deconsecration

/ˌdiːˌkɒnsɪˈkreɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The act or process of removing the sacred or holy status from a place, object, or person previously consecrated.

Etymology

From 'deconsecrate' plus the noun-forming suffix '-tion,' which comes from Latin '-tio.' The word captures the complete action and its result in formal contexts.

Kelly Says

Medieval Christians believed that deconsecration was so serious it required specific prayers and ceremonial actions to 'undo' the sacred bond—the belief that sanctity was so powerful it couldn't simply be ignored.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቅዱስነት አጥር
qid-dus-net at-ir
ARالعربية
الغاء القداسة
al-gha' al-qadasiyya
BNবাংলা
পবিত্রতা উচ্ছেদন
pa-bita-ta uch-chedon
CACatalà
desconsagració
de-skon-sa-gra-syo
CSČeština
zrušení posvěcení
zru-šen-í po-svě-cení
DADansk
afheligelse
af-he-li-ge-lse
DEDeutsch
Entweihung
ent-vay-hoong
ELΕλληνικά
αποσύνδεση
a-po-sin-de-si
ESEspañol
desconsagración
des-kon-sa-gra-syon
FAفارسی
حذف مقدس
ha-dhif mo-qaddas
FISuomi
pyhällisyyden poistaminen
pyhä-lis-yys-y-den poi-sta-mi-na
FRFrançais
désacralisation
de-sa-kra-li-za-syon
GUGU
પુણ્યતાનો નાશ
pu-nya-ta-no na-ash
HAHA
tattun tsarki
tat-tun tsarki
HEעברית
ביטול הקדושה
bi-tul ha-ka-dosha
HIहिन्दी
पवित्रता का उन्मूलन
pavitrta ka unmoolan
HUMagyar
áldás felrúgása
aldás fel-rü-gása
IDBahasa Indonesia
penghilangan kekudusan
pen-ghi-lan-gan ke-ku-du-san
IGIG
ịgba ụzọ
i-gba u-zo
ITItaliano
desconsacrazione
de-skon-sa-kra-syon
JA日本語
神聖化解除
shin-sei-ka-kai-jo
KKKK
көркемдікті жою
korkem-di-kti jo-yu
KMKM
ប្រកាស ទេព性
bra-kaas te-dev-sity
KO한국어
신성화 해제
sin-seong-hwa hae-je
MRMR
पवित्रतेचा नाश
pa-vitr-ta-cha na-ash
MSBahasa Melayu
penghilangan kekudusan
pen-ghi-lan-gan ke-ku-du-san
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်ထောင်စု ပြည်တွင်း
pyi-tha-ung-su pyi-twi-ng
NLNederlands
desecularisatie
de-se-ku-la-ri-za-sie
NONorsk
avheling
av-he-ling
PAPA
ਪਵਿੱਤਰਤਾ ਦਾ નાਸ਼
pa-vit-tar-ta da na-ash
PLPolski
pozbawienie świętości
po-zba-wie-nie swie-to-sci
PTPortuguês
desconsagração
des-kon-sa-gra-sa-o
RORomână
desfințare
de-sin-ta-re
RUРусский
освящение
osvyashchenie
SVSvenska
avheligelse
av-he-li-ge-lse
SWKiswahili
kuhaniwa
koo-ha-ni-wa
TAதமிழ்
சக்தி நீக்கம்
sakathi nee-kkam
TEతెలుగు
శక్తి తొలగింపు
shakti tho-la-gin-pu
THไทย
การยกเลิกการศักดิ์สิทธิ์
gaan yik lek kan sak-di-sit
TLTL
pag-aalis ng kabanalan
pa-ga-a-lis ng ka-ba-na-lan
TRTürkçe
kutsalın kaldırılması
kutsal-ın kal-dir-ma-sı
UKУкраїнська
зняття святості
znyattya sviatoosti
URاردو
قدسيت کا خاتمہ
qadasit ka khaat-ma
VITiếng Việt
lấy bớt tính thiêng
lai bot tinh thieng
YOYO
ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀
she-she
ZH中文
取消神圣
qu-xiao shen-sheng
ZUZU
ukuthula kwesibhamu
oo-ku-thoo-la kwes-i-ba-mu

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