dessacrer (1171-74)
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dessacrer (1171-74)

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[ FEW: 11,38b sacrare; Gdf: 2,648b dessacrer; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,1739 dessacrer; DEAF: ∅; DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
desacrer  

v.a.

1eccl.to unconsecrate, return to lay status: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Ço que Deus a sacré ne puet nuls dessacrer  1271

v._refl.

1to desecrate onseself, lose one's sacred character: 
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  La Cit d’Enfern [...] U Sacrilege demorra Ové l’angre (=angel) qui se desacra Sique jammais n’ert resacré  7199
sacrer 
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