What does "deconsecrate" mean?

To remove the holy or sacred status of a place

What is a synonym for "deconsecrate"?

Common synonyms include: break, bust, cashier, defrock, depose, desecrate.

Pronounced //diːˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt//.

/diːˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt/ verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Verb

1
To remove the holy or sacred status of a place
"The ancient Romans deconsecrated city walls with a plow, undoing the rituals that first established their course."
2
remove the consecration from a person or an object wordnet

"The ancient Romans deconsecrated city walls with a plow, undoing the rituals that first established their course."

From de- + consecrate.