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desecrate
[ des-i-kreyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
- to divert from a sacred to a profane use or purpose.
- to treat with sacrilege; profane.
Synonyms: , , , ,
desecrate
/ ˈɛɪˌɪ /
verb
- to violate or outrage the sacred character of (an object or place) by destructive, blasphemous, or sacrilegious action
- to remove the consecration from (a person, object, building, etc); deconsecrate
Derived Forms
- ˈˌٴǰ, noun
- ˌˈپDz, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··· ···ٴǰ noun
- ···پDz [des-i-, krey, -sh, uh, n] noun
- ܲ···· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of desecrate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of desecrate1
Example Sentences
A hospitalman at the former Naval Hospital in Chelsea, Mass., was charged with, among other things, desecrating the flag by blowing his nose on one.
The crypt was also damaged during another break in, also in 2019, and the church said at the time that several mummified remains - including the 400-year-old remains of a nun - were desecrated.
Family and friends feared that the killers or their allies, who remain at large, would desecrate any memorial, as they did to tributes that cropped up shortly after his death.
They have left families devastated and the sites desecrated, sparking anger.
“And we are desecrating our planet, using and abusing her — and she’s done. Women are saying, ‘Enough.
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