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desecrate
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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.


dese·crater, dese·crator n.
dese·cration n.

desecrate
Verb
[-crating, -crated] to violate the sacred character of (an object or place) [de- + (con)secrate]
desecration n
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Verb1.desecrate - violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
assail, assault, set on, attack - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
2.desecrate - remove the consecration from a person or an object
change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"
hallow, sanctify, bless, consecrate - render holy by means of religious rites

desecrate
verb profane, dishonour, defile, violate, contaminate, pollute, pervert, despoil, blaspheme, commit sacrilege << OPPOSITE revere
Translations
desecrate [ˈdɛsɪkreɪt] vtprofanar
desecrate [ˈdɛsɪkreɪt] vtprofaner
desecrate [ˈdɛsɪkreɪt] vtschänden
desecrate [ˈdɛsɪkreɪt] vtprofanare


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Yet in many ways Rand remains an outlier and an oddity on the cultural scene, a cult figure with plenty of worshippers and plenty of desecrators.
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