EXAUGURATION
\ɛɡzˌɔːɡjʊɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɛɡzˌɔːɡjʊɹˈeɪʃən], \ɛ_ɡ_z_ˌɔː_ɡ_j_ʊ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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The act of exaugurating; desecration.
By Noah Webster.
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In Rom. antiq. the act of changing a sacred thing or person into a profane one: secularization: a ceremony necessary before consecrated buildings could be used for secular purposes, or priests resign their sacred functions or enter into matrimony: hence, desecration: profanation. "The exauguration and unhallowing all other cells and chapels besides."-Holland.
By Daniel Lyons
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