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  • verb transitive To reduce from a holy condition; to make profane.

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  • verb remove the sanctification from or make unsanctified

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Examples

  • After all, neither Mrs. Newell's schmes nor his own share in them could ever unsanctify hermione's marriage.

    The Hermit and the Wild Woman Edith Wharton 1899

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