desecration

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An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred
{n} a pollution of things sacred
An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred; blasphemy, sacrilege or profanation
blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
The act of desecrating; profanation; condition of anything desecrated
{i} defilement, violation, profanation, sacrilege
desecration of a graveyard
treating of a graveyard without respect
desecration of graves
defilement or damaging of burial places
desecration of the Sabbath
disregard for the holiness of the Sabbath
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To remove the consecration from someone or something; to deconsecrate
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{v} to pollute things sacred
flag desecration
Flag desecration is a blanket term applied to various acts that intentionally deface a flag, most often a national flag (though other flags can be defaced as well)
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remove the consecration from a person or an object
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To inappropriately change
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If someone desecrates something which is considered to be holy or very special, they deliberately damage or insult it. She shouldn't have desecrated the picture of a religious leader + desecration des·ecra·tion The whole area has been shocked by the desecration of the cemetery. to spoil or damage something holy or respected (de- + consecrate)
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To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something
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violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
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{f} defile, violate, profane, pollute
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To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to put to an unworthy use; the opposite of consecrate
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remove the consecration from a person or an object violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God
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{f} dishallow
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