desacralizing

present participle of desacralize
as in violating
to remove the sacred qualities or status of complained that contemporary society has desacralized and trivialized the celebration of Christmas

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violating
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  • Court records state that on June 4, 2024, X suspended Plummer’s original account for violating its rules against violent speech.
    Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Brodie, whowas found guilty of violating American sanctions on Cuba in the early 2000s, was denied pardon by former President Joe Biden in 2023.
    Melanie Hicken, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Desacralizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desacralizing. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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