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deconsecration REL
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The church closed in 1986 and became a retail outlet after deconsecration.
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Among some religious groups there is a service of deconsecration, to return a formerly consecrated place to secular purpose (for instance, if the building is to be sold or demolished).
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It closed its doors to a congregation of just four people and underwent deconsecration in 2008.
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One column and window were restored in 2004, the first time since the church's deconsecration that any work had been done on the building's decorative elements.
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To respectfully remove the sacred character of a place or an object is deconsecration, and is distinct from desecration.
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Under church law, the diocese must petition a deconsecration committee to remove sacred items.
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