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desacralize
de·sa·cral·ize [ dee sákrə lz ] (past and past participle de·sa·cral·ized, present participle de·sa·cral·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular de·sa·cral·iz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
secularize: to remove the sacred, religious, or supernatural qualities or status from something
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