desecration
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des·e·crate
(dĕs′ĭ-krāt′)tr.v. des·e·crat·ed, des·e·crat·ing, des·e·crates
To violate the sacredness of; profane.
[de- + (con)secrate.]
des′e·crat′er, des′e·cra′tor n.
des′e·cra′tion n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() irreverence, violation - a disrespectful act |
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desecration
noun violation, blasphemy, sacrilege, debasement, defilement, impiety, profanation The whole area has been shocked by the desecration of the cemetery.
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desecration
nounAn act of disrespect or impiety toward something regarded as sacred:
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desecration
n → Entweihung f, → Schändung f
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