Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desacralization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-sacral-iza-tion
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The reverse of sacralization, and occurs when a formerly dedicated religious structure such as a church or religious school is given over for another purpose outside of the particular religious organization which dedicated it for a sacred purpose.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English sacralization English desacralization From de- + sacralization.

Usage

Inflected Forms

desacralizations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

desacralize

Antonyms

sanctification sacralization

Questions

What does desacralization mean?: The reverse of sacralization, and occurs when a formerly dedicated religious structure such as a church or religious school is given over for another purpose outside of the particular religious organization which dedicated it for a sacred purpose.
Where does desacralization come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English sacralization English desacralization From de- + sacralization.

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