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Desecration vs Deconsecration - What's the difference?

desecration | deconsecration |

As nouns the difference between desecration and deconsecration

is that desecration is an act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred while deconsecration is the undoing of consecration desecration or defilement.

desecration

English

(wikipedia desecration)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.

    • Synonyms

    * blasphemy * sacrilege * profanation

    Related terms

    * desecrate

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    deconsecration

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The undoing of consecration. Desecration or defilement.
  • A ritual observing the removal from service of a sacred place, like the closing of a church.