DECONSECRATES Antonyms

• enclose in a shrine

• hold sacred

• render holy by means of religious rites

• choose by or as if by divine intervention

• administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

• give a benediction to

• confer prosperity or happiness on

• make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

• render holy by means of religious rites

• solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose

• appoint to a clerical posts

• give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

• dedicate to a deity by a vow

• render holy by means of religious rites

• give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

• open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building

• inscribe or address by way of compliment

• set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church

• praise, glorify, or honor

• fill with sublime emotion

• heighten or intensify

• raise in rank, character, or status

• praise, glorify, or honor

• bestow glory upon

• elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration

• cause to seem more splendid

• render holy by means of religious rites

• give religious sanction to, such as through an oath

• make pure or free from sin or guilt

• regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

• solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose

• appoint to a clerical posts

• give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

• dedicate to a deity by a vow

• render holy by means of religious rites