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desecrated

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des·e·crate  (ds-krt)
tr.v. des·e·crat·ed, des·e·crat·ing, des·e·crates
To violate the sacredness of; profane.
[de- + (con)secrate.]
dese·crater, dese·crator n.
dese·cration n.
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Adj.1.desecrated - treated with contempt; "many desecrated shrines and cemeteries"
consecrate, consecrated, dedicated - solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II"


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The zeal of the religious fanatic whose altar has been desecrated was triply enhanced by the rage of a woman scorned.
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Desecrated as the body is, a vengeful ghost survives and hovers over it to scare.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
"It certainly was little less than sacrilege," replied Grandfather; "but the time was coming when even the churches, where hallowed pastors had long preached the word of God, were to be torn down or desecrated by the British troops.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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