désécration, profanation

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Definition of désécration, profanation in French English dictionary

{n} desecration

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