Spanish Conversation · Level 135
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Spanish word
desacralización
Pronunciation
IPA/desakɾaliθaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounsecularization
Example
La desacralización de la fiesta convirtió la celebración en un acto comercial.
The secularization of the festival turned the celebration into a commercial event.
More examples
La desacralización de la Navidad se nota en la publicidad y las compras.
The secularization of Christmas is noticeable in advertising and shopping.
Core concept
Removal of religious or symbolic sacredness, making something profane or everyday.
Common phrases
la desacralización de la Navidad
the secularization of Christmas
la desacralización de las fiestas
the secularization of celebrations
Similar words
secularización: Public life and institutions shed religious control and operate in nonreligious ways.
comercialización: Focus shifts to selling and monetizing an event or product through marketing.
Definition in Spanish
Proceso por el cual algo considerado sagrado deja de serlo y pasa a tener un carácter profano o cotidiano.
Word origin
Formed from desacralizar (des- 'remove' + sacralizar from Latin sacer 'sacred') plus the nominalizing suffix -ción to denote the process of stripping sacred status.
Usage tips
- English 'deconsecration' fits concrete acts, but desacralización often emphasizes the fading of sacred meaning or aura rather than a single formal rite.
Other meanings
- deconsecrationnoun
Opposites
- sacralizaciónsacralizationnoun
Related words
- desacralizarsecularizeverb
- desacralizadosecularizedadjective