verb
- to remove the sacred or holy character from something; to profane or make unholy
Usage: third person singular present tense of desanctify; formal or literary usage
Examples
- The vandalism desanctifies the ancient temple.
- Such disrespectful behavior desanctifies the sacred space.
- He argued that commercialization desanctifies religious traditions.
- The act desanctifies what generations had held as holy.
- Careless handling of the relics desanctifies them in the eyes of believers.